Inception: meaning, definitions and examples
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inception
[ ɪnˈsɛpʃən ]
movie
The beginning or start of something; the establishment or creation of something new.
Synonyms
commencement, initiation, start
Examples of usage
- The inception of the new company was met with great excitement.
- She has been there since the inception of the project.
dreams
The planting of an idea into someone's mind through their dreams.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The movie Inception explores the concept of planting ideas in dreams.
Translations
Translations of the word "inception" in other languages:
🇵🇹 início
- concepção
- começo
🇮🇳 आरंभ
- शुरुआत
- प्रारंभ
🇩🇪 Beginn
- Anfang
- Entstehung
🇮🇩 permulaan
- awal
- konsep
🇺🇦 початок
- зародження
- виникнення
🇵🇱 początek
- rozpoczęcie
- powstanie
🇯🇵 開始 (kaishi)
- 発端 (hottan)
- 創造 (sōzō)
🇫🇷 début
- commencement
- conception
🇪🇸 inicio
- comienzo
- concepción
🇹🇷 başlangıç
- ortaya çıkma
- kavram
🇰🇷 시작 (sijak)
- 개시 (gaesi)
- 구상 (gusang)
🇸🇦 بداية
- بدء
- تصور
🇨🇿 začátek
- počátek
- koncepce
🇸🇰 začiatok
- počiatok
- koncepcia
🇨🇳 开始 (kāishǐ)
- 起源 (qǐyuán)
- 概念 (gàiniàn)
🇸🇮 začetek
- začetek
- zasnova
🇮🇸 byrjun
- upphaf
- hugmynd
🇰🇿 бастау
- бастамасы
- ұғым
🇬🇪 დაწყება
- დასაწყისი
- კონცეფცია
🇦🇿 başlanğıc
- başlanğıc
- konsepsiya
🇲🇽 inicio
- comienzo
- concepción
Word origin
The word 'inception' originated from the Latin word 'inceptio', which means a beginning or commencement. It has been used in English since the late 15th century. The term gained popularity in modern times due to its prominent usage in the film 'Inception' directed by Christopher Nolan, released in 2010. The movie brought the concept of planting ideas in dreams to a wide audience, further solidifying the word's association with this idea.