Synonyms for misconception
-kənˈsɛp ʃən

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1. misconception(noun)

   an incorrect conception

   Antonyms:
   concept, conception, construct

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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. List of paraphrases:

   misunderstanding, misperception, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fallacy

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1. 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.

2. Emil Cioran:

   Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.

3. Brian Taylor:

   The misconception is that these declining admit rates and these increased application pools mean that it's harder and harder to get into these schools each year, it's simply not true : The fact is these colleges are just getting better and better at getting students to apply.

4. Secretary Pompeo:

   When someone meets with Kim, they often come back sort of in awe -- realizing that he is not the crazy guy in the basement -- and with the conclusion that the US can deal with him, but due to the fact that they often go into the meeting with a misconception of Kim based on caricatures from outside intelligence community, the perceptions often shifts from one extreme to another.

5. Cometan:

   The passing of Time is the greatest misconception of reparation.

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