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" (82 found)
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1 entriesderived from
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11 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- заблуждение noun (a mistaken belief)
Finnish
1 entries- väärinkäsitys noun (a mistaken belief)
French
1 entries- idée erronée noun (a mistaken belief)
German
4 entries- Fehlannahme noun (a mistaken belief)
- Irrglaube noun (a mistaken belief)
- Missverständnis noun (a mistaken belief)
- falsche Auffassung noun (a mistaken belief)
Hindi
1 entries- भ्रम noun (a mistaken belief)
Hungarian
1 entries- tévhit noun (a mistaken belief)
Italian
4 entries- convinzione errata noun (a mistaken belief)
- luogo comune noun (a mistaken belief)
- malinteso noun (a mistaken belief)
- pregiudizio noun (a mistaken belief)
Kashmiri
2 entries- بٕرَٛم noun (a mistaken belief)
- غلط فیمی noun (a mistaken belief)
Māori
1 entries- pōhēhētanga noun (a mistaken belief)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- misoppfatning noun (a mistaken belief)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- misoppfatning noun (a mistaken belief)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Misvestentniss noun (a mistaken belief)
Russian
1 entries- заблужде́ние noun (a mistaken belief)
Slovene
1 entries- zmota noun (a mistaken belief)
Spanish
3 entries- concepción equivocada noun (a mistaken belief)
- creencia errónea noun (a mistaken belief)
- falencia noun (a mistaken belief)
Swahili
1 entries- dhana potofu noun (a mistaken belief)
Swedish
1 entries- missuppfattning noun (a mistaken belief)
Sample sentences
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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