prepossession

/ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/
noun
  1. A favorable impression or bias formed beforehand.
    • The jury's prepossession was based on the defendant's kind appearance.
    • Her prepossession in his favor made her overlook his mistakes.
    • He tried to avoid any prepossession before meeting the candidate.
  2. The state of being preoccupied or absorbed in thought.
    • His prepossession with the project caused him to forget the meeting.
    • The artist's prepossession with color dominated all her work.
    • She listened with a prepossession that showed her mind was elsewhere.
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