transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpre-də-ˈlek-shən, ˌprē- ]
noun
Etymology: French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere to love more, prefer, from Latin prae- + diligere to love — more at diligent
Date: 1742
: an established preference for something
Synonyms:
predilection , prepossession , prejudice , bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience
a predilection for travel
prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it
a prepossession against technology
prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance
a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar
bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing
a strong bias toward the plaintiff