preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion
(noun) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”
prepossession
(noun) the condition of being prepossessed; “the king’s prepossession in my favor is very valuable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prepossession (countable and uncountable, plural prepossessions)
Preoccupation; having possession beforehand.
A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`pos*ses"sion, n.
1. Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond.
2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. "The prejudices and prepossessions of the country." Sir W. Scott.
Syn.
– Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See Bent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 September 2024
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
