prepossession
/ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/
noun
- 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.
- 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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