prepossession — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A preoccupation; having possession beforehand.

   Uso

   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (2)

   I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and prepossession, which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion.

   It opens his designs to his family, it introduces you among them, it diffuses through the party those pleasantest feelings of our nature, eager curiosity and warm prepossession.

2. A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.

   Uso

   • numerabile

   Esempi

   The spontaneous intellect of man always defines the divine which it feels in ways that harmonise with its temporary intellectual prepossessions.

Sostantivo

1. the condition of being prepossessed

   Termini più generali

   conditionstatus

   Esempi

   the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable

2. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

   Sinonimi

   preconceptionparti prispreconceived opinionpreconceived ideapreconceived notion

   Termini più generali

   opinionsentimentpersuasionviewthought

   Esempi

   he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions