1. preconception - Noun
2. preconception - Adjective
The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOnly human beings guide their behaviour by a knowledge of what happened before they were born and a preconception of what may happen after they are dead; thus only humans find their way by a light that illuminates more than the patch of ground they stand on. Peter Medawar
My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering. Arthur Miller
You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect. John Steinbeck
I was a very bad journalist. Awful. I would just invent everything. If I did an interview, I had a preconception of what that person should say and I would put my words in his mouth. Isabel Allende
he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions Source: Internet
Several recent reports have suggested that preconception dietary habits may influence IVF outcome, such as oocyte and embryo quality, implantation and successful completion of pregnancy ( Source: Internet