- an idea, a belief or an understanding of something
- notion of something a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty
- She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
- He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem.
- The author challenges preconceived notions of storytelling.
- She dismissed the very notion of compromise.
- notion that… I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
- notion how, what, why, etc… I haven't the faintest notion how to get there.
- notion about something I don't have any romantic notions about rural living.
Extra Examples- He was committed to the notion of tolerance.
- He's got some vague notion that people will be queuing up to finance the project.
- There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem.
- They have come to reject the traditional notion of womanhood.
- They refused to entertain the notion.
- We must dispel this notion that you can rely on the state for everything.
- I had only the vaguest notion of what he was like.
- Our political system is based on notions of justice and equality.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absurd
- foolish
- misguided
- …
- have
- challenge
- debunk
- …
- notion of
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.Want to learn more?
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