1. (

• prepossession

) the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable" ;

2. (

• preconception ,
• prepossession ,
• parti_pris ,
• preconceived_opinion ,
• preconceived_idea ,
• preconceived_notion

) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" ;