preconception
noun
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Sense 1 noun
an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
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Sense 2 noun
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prejudice |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preconceive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prejudice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bias |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bias |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prejudice |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prejudicious |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | partisanship |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | taboo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | irrational hostility |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | experimenter bias |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | homophobia |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Islamophobia |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | racism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tendentiousness |