Definition of misconceptions Misconceptions
/mɪskʌnsɛˈpʃʌnz/ - [miskunsepshunz] -
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What does misconceptions mean?
Wiktionary 
- misconceptions (Noun)
Plural of misconception.
Part of speech
🔤- misconceptions, noun, plural of misconception.
WordNet
NounPlural: misconceptions |
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| misconception - an incorrect conception | ||
| concept, construct, conception an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances | ||
| thought, idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" | ||
| fallacy, false belief a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | ||
| erroneous belief, error (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | ||
| self-deceit, self-deception a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it | ||
| misapprehension, misunderstanding, mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" | ||
| fancy, fantasy, phantasy, illusion a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination | ||
| delusion, hallucination the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||
| mirage something illusory and unattainable | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- misconception (n.)
Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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misconception
The understanding of something in a different way than it is meant.
Part of speech
🔤- misconception, noun, singular of misconceptions.
