prepossession
pre·pos·ses·sion
noun \ˌprē-pə-ˈze-shən also -ˈse-\Definition of PREPOSSESSION
1
archaic : prior possession
2
: an attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand : prejudice
3
: an exclusive concern with one idea or object : preoccupation
See Examples of PREPOSSESSION
- <the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows>
- <tried to cure him of his prepossession with money>
First Known Use of PREPOSSESSION
1648
Related to PREPOSSESSION
Synonyms: preconception, prejudgment
Related Words: bias, favor, partiality, prejudice; assumption, conjecture, hypothesis, imagining, predetermination, presumption, presupposition, speculation, supposition, theory, thesis; concept, conception, image, notion, picture, thought
See Synonym Discussion at predilection
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