English > misconception: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | An incorrect conception. |
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| Narrower | delusion, hallucination | A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea |
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| error, erroneous belief | A misconception resulting from incorrect information |
| fallacy, false belief | A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
| illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy | Something many people believe that is false / false |
| mirage | Something illusory and unattainable |
| mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension | An understanding of something that is not correct |
| self-deception, self-deceit | A misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it |
| unsoundness | A misconception that is fallacious / fallacious and not true or valid |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
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| Opposite | concept, conception, construct | An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances |
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| Spanish | concepto erróneo, equivocación, error, malentendido |
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| Catalan | equivocació, error |
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| Verbs | misconceive | interpret in the wrong way |
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