Preconception — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌiːkənsˈɛpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌiːkənsˈɛpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌiːkənsˈɛpʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌiːkənsˈɛpʃən/.

Examples

he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preconceived notion preconceived opinion prejudice bias prepossession preconceived idea parti pris

Parts of Speech

noun	an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”
noun	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Word Forms

preconceive	verb	conceive beforehand
prepossess	verb	influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
bias	verb	influence in an unfair way
prejudicial	adjective	tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudicious	adjective	tending to favor preconceived ideas
prejudice	verb	influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorurteil

eine zuvor ohne ausreichende Beweise gebildete Meinung

🇫🇷French

préconception

une opinion formée à l’avance sans preuves adéquates

🇪🇸Spanish

preconcepción

una opinión formada de antemano sin evidencia adecuada

🇮🇹Italian

preconcetto

un’opinione formata in anticipo senza prove adeguate

🇳🇱Dutch

vooroordeel

een vooraf gevormde mening zonder voldoende bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

preconceito

uma opinião formada previamente sem evidências adequadas

🇷🇺Russian

предубеждение

мнение, сформированное заранее без достаточных доказательств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षपात

पर्याप्त सबूत के बिना पहले से बनाई गई राय

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্ব ধারণা

পর্যাপ্ত প্রমাণ ছাড়াই আগে থেকে গঠিত একটি মতামত

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்முடிவு

போதுமான ஆதாரம் இல்லாமல் முன்பே உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు భావన

తగిన ఆధారాలు లేకుండా ముందే ఏర్పడిన అభిప్రాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वकल्पना

पुरेशा पुराव्याशिवाय आधीच तयार केलेले मत

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વધારણા

પર્યાપ્ત પુરાવા વિના અગાઉથી રચાયેલ અભિપ્રાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಕಲ್ಪನೆ

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಪುರಾವೆಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಮೊದಲೇ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻധാരണ

മതിയായ തെളിവുകളില്ലാതെ മുൻകൂട്ടി രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ ਧਾਰਨਾ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਰਾਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشگی تصور

مناسب ثبوت کے بغیر پہلے سے تشکیل دی گئی رائے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏见

在没有充分证据的情况下事先形成的意见

🇯🇵Japanese

先入観

十分な証拠なしに事前に形成された意見

🇰🇷Korean

선입관

적절한 증거 없이 사전에 형성된 의견

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định kiến

một ý kiến được hình thành trước mà không có bằng chứng đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

อคติ

ความเห็นที่เกิดขึ้นล่วงหน้าโดยไม่มีหลักฐานเพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

prasangka

suatu pendapat yang dibentuk sebelumnya tanpa bukti yang memadai

🇲🇾Malay

prasangka

pendapat yang dibentuk terlebih dahulu tanpa bukti yang mencukupi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصور مسبق

الرأي الذي تم تكوينه مسبقًا دون أدلة كافية

🇮🇷Persian

پیش فرض

نظری که از قبل بدون شواهد کافی شکل گرفته است

🇹🇷Turkish

önyargı

yeterli kanıt olmadan önceden oluşturulmuş bir görüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תפיסה מוקדמת

דעה שנגבתה מראש ללא ראיות מספקות

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