precontemplator

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noun

A person who has not yet contemplated the negative repercussions of their behaviour (such as drug abuse) and is thus resistant to change.

OriginEnglish contemplator ← Middle English contemplatoure ← Latin contemplātor →
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Meanings

nounprecontemplator (plural precontemplators)

plural precontemplators

  1. human sciencesA person who has not yet contemplated the negative repercussions of their behaviour (such as drug abuse) and is thus resistant to change.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Latintemplum
  15. Latincontemplor
  16. Latincontemplātor
  17. Middle Englishcontemplatoure
  18. Englishcontemplator
  19. Englishprecontemplator

From pre- + contemplator.

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APA

precontemplator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precontemplator

MLA

“precontemplator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precontemplator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precontemplator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precontemplator.

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