preconceived idea

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preconceived idea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  preconceived idea
      n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he
           did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn:
           preconception, prepossession, parti pris,
           preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion
           ]