as in myth
a false idea or belief
it is a popular misconception that the Great Wall of China is visible from outer space
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Dispelling Filler Fears The misconceptions about filler are many.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the interview, Carpenter spoke about her current Short n’ Sweet tour, writing her own music, and misconceptions about her.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s a common misconception that military leadership is all about barking orders and enforcing authority.
—Mike Ott, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the interview, Carpenter spoke about her current Short n’ Sweet tour, writing her own music, and misconceptions about her.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
There’s a common misconception that military leadership is all about barking orders and enforcing authority.
—Mike Ott, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconception
Noun
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Before this iteration of Shelley's tale, the first modern version of the myth, there hadn't been a horror film that so graphically indulged in gore and violence, in bright and shining color photography no less.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Legend Of The Seven Sisters There are variants of the myth that have developed over time.David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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These delusions can appear in a number of different ways.Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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The sound design booms and rattles, the delusions are even more elaborate, and the body horror is even bloodier and more disturbing.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2024
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The results are within the poll’s margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Anyone who has ever been in mortal danger or in the grips of primal grief will recognize the error of Rousseau’s claim that knowledge of death and its terrors moves us away from the animal condition.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hex Vision meanwhile dematerialized along with the rest of the illusion Wanda had conjured.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Oct. 2024
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Her father was Harry Blackstone Jr., a magician and television performer who learned the art of illusion from his dad, The Great Blackstone.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Misconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconception. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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