preconception

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ conception

Noun

preconception (plural preconceptions)

1. An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.
   • 2021 October 6, Paul Clifton, “Network News: RSSB research exposes poor air quality on diesel trains”, in RAIL, number 941, page 14:

     He told RAIL: "We had no preconceptions, but you would assume a newer train to have better air quality than an older one. We found that was not necessarily the case.

2. A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.

Translations

an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence

• Bulgarian: предварителна представа f (predvaritelna predstava)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 預想／预想 (zh) (yùxiǎng)

• Dutch: vooroordeel (nl) n
• Finnish: ennakkokäsitys (fi), ennakkoluulo (fi)
• French: préconception (fr) f
• German: Vorurteil (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: πρόληψις f (prólēpsis)

• Japanese: 予想 (ja) (よそう, yosō)
• Latvian: aizspriedums m
• Russian: предвзя́тость (ru) f (predvzjátostʹ), предубежде́ние (ru) n (predubeždénije)

prejudice — see prejudice

Adjective

preconception (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Preconceptional.