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prepossession |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prepossession \Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n. 1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond. 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. Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See {Bent}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prepossession n : an opinion formed without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived notion}]
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