prepossession


pre·pos·ses·sion

noun \ˌprē-pə-ˈze-shən also -ˈse-\

Definition of PREPOSSESSION

1
archaic : prior possession
2
: an attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand : prejudice
3
: an exclusive concern with one idea or object : preoccupation

Examples of PREPOSSESSION

  1. <the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows>
  2. <tried to cure him of his prepossession with money>

First Known Use of PREPOSSESSION

1648

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