prepossession

/ˌprē-pə-ˈze-shən/

noun

  1. prior possession

  2. an attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand : prejudice

  3. an exclusive concern with one idea or object : preoccupation

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. prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it.