misconception
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- noun
- /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
- So Jesse, what's the biggest misconception surrounding blood sugar?
- a common misconception
- dispel the misconception
- identify misconceptions
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I can see where your misconceptions lie about this topic.
- And then I can see where your misconceptions lie about this topic.
- There is a misconception that business is easy.
- What is the biggest misconception that you've come across being from the South?
- So that squashes that misconception like a little bug under my shoe.
- It's a absolute misconception that cats are happier alone.
- And some people, I think, have this real misconception that my audience is all very young.
- So let me start off by clearing any misconception or confusion here.
- And there's a lot of misconceptions about this.
- What are the are the biggest misconceptions of the CIA?
- But there have been so many misconceptions about my relationship with Will.
- We see a lot of things online, rumors, misconceptions, assumptions.
- But here, here is the misconception about empathy.
Examples
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However, it's a common misconception that all procrastinators are lazy.
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There is a misconception that business is easy.
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So the major misconception is that you have to go to failure.
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What is a misconception people have about online dating?
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What is the biggest misconception about you floating out there?
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You know, people have this misconception that cam is all about sex.
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There is a widespread misconception that transition planning and programming begin in high school.
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I think most people have a misconception about what true wealth is.
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Many challenges in play therapy are due to misconceptions about the play therapy process.
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Many challenges in play therapy are due to misconceptions about the play therapy process.
Synonyms
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A wrong belief, calculation, or action
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When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
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A wrong idea or belief about something
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A wrong belief that comes from bad reasoning
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A wrong understanding of something that leads to wrong conclusions
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A wrong idea about something
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A wrong decision about a person or situation
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An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding
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A wrong idea about what something means
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A wrong idea someone has about something
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A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said
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A belief based on false information
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A wrong idea about what someone said or meant
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A wrong idea about what someone says or does
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An idea that is wrong
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A failure to understand something correctly
A wrong idea about something because a person did not understand it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
misconception = conception (transparent) = mis + conception
The prefix 'mis-' straightforwardly marks 'conception' as incorrect or mistaken, so the meaning 'incorrect idea' is directly derived.
Etymology
The word misconception is made of mis- meaning 'wrong' and conception meaning 'idea' or 'the act of forming an idea'. So a misconception is a 'wrong idea' or an idea that is not correct.