inception

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈnsɛpʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The beginning or start of something; the point at which something begins to exist or come into being.; The act of taking in or receiving; intake.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: inceptions

Collocations

from its inceptionsince its inceptionthe inception ofat the inception offrom inception to completion

Derivatives

inceptinceptiveinceptor

Synonyms

beginningstartcommencementoriginbirthdawngenesis

Antonyms

endconclusionterminationcompletion

Commonly confused

conception
EN: 'Conception' refers to the formation of an idea or the act of conceiving; 'inception' refers to the actual starting point or establishment of something.
inception
EN: 'Inception' is the beginning of an institution or activity; 'inception' is sometimes confused with 'inception' in the film sense (a dream within a dream), but the core meaning is simply 'the start.'

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'inception' has a 'c' before the 'eption' ending (not 'inseption'). It follows the same pattern as 'reception' and 'conception'.

💬 Examples

  1. Since its inception in 1990, the company has grown into a global enterprise.

  2. The inception of nutrients into the body occurs through digestion.