prepossession
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pre·pos·ses·sion
(prē'pə-zĕsh'ən) 
n.
n.
- A preconception or prejudice.
- The state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings.
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prepossession
noun
- An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment: bias, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, tendentiousness. See affect/ineffectiveness, like/dislike, straight/bent.
- Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: absorption, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, preoccupation. See excite/bore/interest.
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categories related to 'prepossession'
- Judgments and Critiques - prepossession: prejudice or opinion formed beforehand, esp. favorable one
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