What is another word for misconception?
Synonyms for misconception
-kənˈsɛp ʃənmis·con·cep·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
misconception
Synonyms:
ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarityAntonyms:
acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, perception, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom
Princeton's WordNet
misconceptionnoun
an incorrect conception
Antonyms:
concept, conception, construct
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "misconception":
misunderstanding, misperception, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fallacy
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11981 | ignorance | |
#22960 | misunderstanding | |
#31640 | fallacy | |
#36938 | misconception | |
#38902 | illiteracy | |
#61152 | misinterpretation | |
#61866 | rudeness | |
#63840 | inexperience | |
#105795 | misperception | |
#121757 | unfamiliarity | |
#139927 | misapprehension |
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It think it's really a fundamental misconception of the NCAA's role.
We often hear that Time heals all wounds. It's a misconception, in my view. Some wounds can be very deep and way beyond any healing process. Most of the wounds, given enough time, turn into scars. And the pain lessens, but it never goes away. Somewhere deep inside, we must feel it, still alive and afresh! Never walk away from your innermost feelings, no matter how painful those may be; because that's the reality of life we must accept and manage effectively. Good luck, my friend!
They are using their free speech to propagate misconception and to divide people along ethnic or religious lines, it is up to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority authorities to deal with these hateful groups.
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.
The biggest misconception about me is that I’m very wholesome, after playing Trudy and Annie back to back, people would say, ‘Oh, you’re like Miss Priss,’ and I’m really not. I had a very wild 20s.
Translations for misconception
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- مفهوم خاطئArabic
- Idea equivocadaSpanish
- 誤解Japanese
- Quan niệm sai lầmVietnamese
- 误解Chinese
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