Prepossession and Predetermination

Prepossession

Prepossession noun - An attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something.
Usage example: the foreign tourists' prepossessions about life in the U.S. had been formed by many hours of American TV shows

Predetermination and prepossession are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predetermination" instead a noun "Prepossession".

Nearby Words: prepossessing, prepossessed

Predetermination

Predetermination noun - A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something.

Prepossession and predetermination are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prepossession" instead a noun "Predetermination".

Nearby Words: predetermined, predetermining
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