defy preconception
Frequency: 6.95.5 per million words
to resist or go against a preconceived idea
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Examples (10)
- Her success defies all preconceptions about what a teenager can achieve.
- The film's unique narrative defies the preconceptions of most viewers.
- The new policy was designed to defy existing preconceptions regarding welfare.
- He defied preconceptions by excelling in a field dominated by his rivals.
- This discovery defies our fundamental preconceptions about human history.
- She defied social preconceptions by choosing to live a nomadic life.
- The project aims to defy preconceptions about urban decay.
- Their music defies easy preconceptions and genre labels.
- It is refreshing to see a leader who defies the preconceptions of the media.
- The results of the study defy the preconception that money equals happiness.