misconception

1. An incorrect conception (synset 105902260)
   is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
   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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