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. • Idea

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1. List of paraphrases for "misconception":

   misunderstanding, misperception, misapprehension, misinterpretation, fallacy

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1. Nick Spirtos:

   The misconception is that people are using that [medical marijuana] as an excuse to get high. The reality is our average patient is 55-years-old, these people aren’t out drug seeking. These are real people with real problems that are looking for an alternative that may be more effective.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Seyi Akinwunmi:

   Many potential sponsors have shied away from supporting the women's game because of the misconception that it is synonymous with lesbianism.

5. House Speaker John Boehner:

   And there's a lot of good ideas and a lot of bad ideas that float through here. But it's, in my view, a misconception of the so-called special interests.