Preconceptions

/ˌpriːkənˈsɛpʃənz/ noun

Definition

Ideas or opinions that you form about something before you actually know the facts or have real experience with it.

Etymology

From Latin 'prae-' (before) and 'conceptionem' (a conceiving or forming of an idea). The prefix 'pre-' attached to 'conception' literally means 'conceptions that come before.' This term emerged in English philosophy and psychology to describe the mental biases we carry before encountering reality.

Kelly Says

Scientists call preconceptions 'priors' or 'biases,' and they've discovered that even people trying to be objective can't escape them—your brain literally filters information through what you already believe. This is why the scientific method deliberately tries to eliminate preconceptions through experiments and blind testing!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
先入之見
se-n-ru-zhi-mi
ARالعربية
تعصب
ta'asub
BNবাংলা
পূর্ব ধারণা
poorv-dha-ra-na
CACatalà
preconcepcions
pre-kon-sep-syons
CSČeština
předsude
pred-soo-deh
DADansk
forudindtagelser
for-ud-in-ta-g-el-ser
DEDeutsch
Vorurteile
foor-voo-r-tayl
ELΕλληνικά
προκαταλήψεις
pro-ka-ta-li-pse-is
ESEspañol
preconceptos
pre-kon-sep-tos
FAفارسی
پیش‌فرض
pish-far-d
FISuomi
ennakko-oletukset
en-nak-ko-ole-tu-kset
FRFrançais
préjugés
pre-zhoo-zhay
GUGU
પૂર્વધારણા
poorv-dha-ra-na
HAHA
kallon
ka-lon
HEעברית
ה先入יות
ha-s'e-re-ut-iyot
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वधारणा
poorv-dhaaran-aa
HUMagyar
előítéletek
el-ő-i-té-lek-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
anggapan
ang-ga-pan
IGIG
ike n'anya
i-ke n'an-ya
ITItaliano
preconcetti
pre-kon-chet-ti
JA日本語
先入観
sen-nyu-kan
KKKK
Алдын анықтама
al-dy-n an-y-k-ta-ma
KMKM
គម្រោង
ko-mro-ong
KO한국어
선입견
seon-ib-gyeon
MRMR
पूर्वधारणा
poorv-dhaaran-aa
MSBahasa Melayu
prasangka
pra-san-ga
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်းအရာ
a-kya-ng-a-ya-ra
NLNederlands
vooroordelen
vo-or-oor-de-len
NONorsk
forhåndsforestillinger
for-haands-for-ha-nds-fores-til-linger
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲੇ ਧਾਰਨਾ
peh-lay dhaar-na
PLPolski
uprzedzenia
uprzed-zhen-ya
PTPortuguês
preconceitos
pre-kon-seh-i-tos
RORomână
preconcepții
pre-kon-sep-ții
RUРусский
предвзятость
predvzyato-st'
SVSvenska
föreställningar
for-es-tel-l-she-n-ingar
SWKiswahili
mawazo ya awali
ma-wa-zo ya a-wa-li
TAதமிழ்
முன்னுணர்வு
mun-nu-n-ar-vu
TEతెలుగు
పూర్వగత
poor-va-ga-ta
THไทย
ความคิดล่วงหน้า
kwahm-kit-luang-hana
TLTL
nakakapang-unawa
na-ka-ka-pan-gu-n-awa
TRTürkçe
ön yargılar
ön-yar-gi-lar
UKУкраїнська
передбачення
pered-bach-en-nya
URاردو
پہلے سے خیال
peh-lay-se-kha-yal
VITiếng Việt
quan niệm sẵn
quan-me-ni-sẵn
YOYO
iṣẹ́-ẹ̀rọ̀
i-she-e-ro
ZH中文
偏见
piānjiàn
ZUZU
amabizo
a-ma-bi-zo

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