misconception
Noun
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An incorrect conception (synset 105902260)
subtypes:
- fallacy, false belief - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
- erroneous belief, error - a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- self-deceit, self-deception - a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
- misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding - an understanding of something that is not correct
- fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy - something many people believe that is false
- delusion, hallucination - a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
- mirage - something illusory and unattainable
- unsoundness - a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid
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