A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
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Misconception
/ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
Synonyms for "misconception" (108 found)
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Closest matches (22)
abuse of termsairy nothingautismbubblecastle in the aircatachresischimeraclerical errorcontortingcorrigendumdaydreamdeceptiondeluded beliefdelusiondereismdistortiondreamdream visiondreamland
Noun(3 words)
anarchist philosophyaverage speedconceptual misunderstanding
Strong matches (32)
dreamworldeisegesiserratumerrorfailurefallacyfalse belieffaultfautegarblingglosshuman errorignis fatuusillusionmalentendumalobservationmisapplicationmisapprehensionmisbelief
Noun(11 words)
educational misunderstandingerror countedfallaciesfallacyfalse belieffalse understandingfalsehoodsillusionsincorrect idealife science conceptmisbelief
Adjective(2 words)
false idealogical error
Related words (54)
miscalculationmiscarriagemiscitationmisconstructionmiscountmisdealmisexplanationmisexplicationmisexpositionmisidentificationmisintelligencemisinterpretationmisjudgmentmisplaymisprintmisquotationmisreadingmisrenderingmisreportmiss
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misstatementmistakemistranslationmisunderstandingmisusemisuse of wordsperversionpipe dreamself-deceitself-deceptionself-delusionsqueezingtorturingtricktriptwistingtypotypographical errorvaporwrenchingwrong impression
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(7 words)
physical lawspointwise continuitypopular mythspanish mitotrophic cascade effectsunfounded falsehoodunverified beliefs
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6 entriesbaseless misconceptioncommon misconceptionmajor misconceptionpersistent misconceptionpopular misconceptionwidespread misconception
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16 total sentences available.
It's a common misconception.
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Believing nectarines to be a crossbreed of plums and peaches is a widespread misconception.
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The geometry, for instance, they taught you at school is founded on a misconception.
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