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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECONCEIVED

pp. Conceived beforehand; previously formed; as preconceived opinions; preconceived ends or purposes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preconceived

pre con ceived |ˌprēkənˈsēvd ˈˌprikənˈsivd | adjective (of an idea or opinion ) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness: the same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preconceived

pre |con ¦ceived |priːkənˈsiːvd | adjective (of an idea or opinion ) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness: the same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preconceived

preconceived adjective our preconceived notions about his latest CD were, much to our delight, quite wrong: predetermined, prejudged; prejudiced, biased.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preconceived

preconceived adjective some people tend to have preconceived ideas about us: predetermined, prejudged; prejudiced, biased.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preconceived

pre con ceived /prìːkənsíːvd /形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗固定観念の, 偏見的な, 先入観的な 〈思い 考えなど 〉.