Noun

• S: (n) preconception (preconception%1:09:00::), prepossession (prepossession%1:09:00::), parti pris (parti_pris%1:09:00::), preconceived opinion (preconceived_opinion%1:09:00::), preconceived idea (preconceived_idea%1:09:00::), preconceived notion (preconceived_notion%1:09:00::) (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence) "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) opinion (opinion%1:09:00::), sentiment (sentiment%1:09:00::), persuasion (persuasion%1:09:00::), view (view%1:09:04::), thought (thought%1:09:03::) (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty) "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
• S: (n) belief (belief%1:09:00::) (any cognitive content held as true)
• S: (n) content (content%1:09:00::), cognitive content (cognitive_content%1:09:00::), mental object (mental_object%1:09:00::) (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
• S: (n) cognition (cognition%1:03:00::), knowledge (knowledge%1:03:00::), noesis (noesis%1:03:00::) (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
• S: (n) psychological feature (psychological_feature%1:03:00::) (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) bias (bias%1:09:00::), prejudice (prejudice%1:09:01::), preconception (preconception%1:09:01::) (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)