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MISCONCEPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An incorrect conception
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("misconception" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "misconception"):
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)
Antonym:
conception (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Derivation:
misconceive (interpret in the wrong way)
