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prepossession
(encz) | prepossession,předsudek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Prepossession
(gcide) | Prepossession \Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n.
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1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.
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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.
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Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See
Bent.
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prepossession
(wn) | prepossession
n 1: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's
prepossession in my favor is very valuable"
2: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
preconception, prepossession, parti pris, {preconceived
opinion}, preconceived idea, preconceived notion] |
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