Prepossession — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being prepossessed

an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪpəzˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪpəzˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪpəzˈɛʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪpəzˈɛʃən/.

Examples

the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preconceived notion preconceived opinion preconception preconceived idea parti pris

Parts of Speech

noun	the condition of being prepossessed “the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable”
noun	an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence “he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions”

Word Forms

preconceive	verb	conceive beforehand
prepossess	verb	influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Voreingenommenheit

der Zustand der Besessenheit

🇫🇷French

prépossession

la condition d'être prévenu

🇪🇸Spanish

prejuicio

la condición de estar preposeído

🇮🇹Italian

prepossessione

la condizione di predesse

🇳🇱Dutch

vooringenomenheid

de toestand van bezetenheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

predisposição

a condição de estar prepossuído

🇷🇺Russian

предубеждение

состояние предубежденности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षपात

पूर्वग्रहित होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

দখল

পূর্বপ্রদত্ত হওয়ার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்வைப்பு

முன்வைக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్వస్థితి

ముందస్తుగా ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वग्रहण

पूर्वपदावर असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

પૂર્વનિર્ધારિત હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಾಗ್ರಹ

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

പ്രീപോസെസ്ഡ് എന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਬਦਬਾ

ਦੱਬੇ ਹੋਏ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلط

غیر تسلی بخش ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预占有

被先入为主的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

占有

占有されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

선입감

선입견을 갖고 있는 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chiếm hữu trước

tình trạng sẵn sàng

🇹🇭Thai

อุปถัมภ์

สภาพของการถูกครอบงำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesan yg buruk

kondisi yang dimiliki sebelumnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حيازة

حالة كونه مملوكا

🇮🇷Persian

پیش مالکیت

شرط مستضعف بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

önceden sahip olma

önceden sahip olunma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חזקה חזקה

המצב של דיבוק

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The primary meaning of 'prepossession' is 'the condition of being prepossessed'.

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Using 'prepossession' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'prepossession' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prepossession' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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