meaning of prepossessions
1. Preoccupation; prior possession.
2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood.
3. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his
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