Synonyms for misconception
-kənˈsɛp ʃənmis·con·cep·tion

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1. misconception

   Synonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarity

   Antonyms:
   acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, perception, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom

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1. misconceptionnoun

   an incorrect conception

   Antonyms:
   concept, conception, construct

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1. List of paraphrases for "misconception":

   misunderstanding, misperception, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fallacy

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1. Daniel Durazo:

   The one product that’s always on trend to put cruisers’ minds at ease is travel insurance, a big misconception we found in our survey was that many Americans (59.2 percent) believe their cruise line would be equipped to handle serious medical emergencies when in actuality, cruise lines often require passengers to be transported to the closest medical facility for treatment. Often local medical facilities may not be equipped to handle major medical problems and some cruisers may need to be evacuated by air ambulance to the U.S. for treatment.

2. Patti Eisenbraun:

   I think the misconception that I see from the politicians is that the reason why people aren't going back to work is that the jobs aren't worth it, that these are low-paying jobs, but they aren't.

3. World Choice spokesman Pete Owens:

   It has added to confusion in discussions about the expansion of our dinner theaters to new locations across the country and around the world, some of our guest comments and comments of developers, in markets around the country with whom we spoke, show a misconception of what our show is. They do not realize the Stampede is a very patriotic, spectacular, horse show with 32 beautiful horses as the stars.

4. Jacob Levitt:

   There is a common misconception that a rabbit just can sit in a cage and eat carrots.

5. Wayne Derman:

   People think that the Paralympics is a more benign version of the Olympic Games and that it is not as pointed, as targeted and as fierce, that is such a wrong misconception.