"misconception" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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