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prepossession
[ pree-puh-zesh-uhn ]
noun
- the state of being prepossessed.
- a prejudice, especially one in favor of a person or thing.
Synonyms: interest, bias, liking, predilection
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Other Words From
- prepos·session·ary adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prepossession1
First recorded in 1640–50; pre- + possession
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Example Sentences
The fairest observers misconstrue all motives to action, where any received prepossession has found an hypothesis.
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The chase, after all, was a fortunate accident, for it created a vast prepossession in favor of our assumed identity.
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What prepossession, what blindness must it be to compare the son of Sophronicus to the son of Mary!
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I believed that it was in vain to hope to recover the favourable prepossession and tranquillity I had lately enjoyed.
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Notwithstanding this assertion you will, I know, adhere to your first prepossession in favour of prompt confessions.
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