Noun
preconception (plural preconceptions)
- 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.
- A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.
Translations
an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence