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misconception - an incorrect conception |
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concept,
conception,
construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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idea,
thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
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fallacy,
false belief a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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erroneous belief,
error (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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self-deceit,
self-deception a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
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misapprehension,
mistake,
misunderstanding a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
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fancy,
fantasy,
illusion,
phantasy a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
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delusion,
hallucination the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
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mirage something illusory and unattainable
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unsoundness not mentally or physically healthy; "no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind"
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