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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Recent Examples of misconception
There are countless misconceptions about people with disabilities, but Bogle wants to show just how fulfilling life still can be.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
There may also be some misconceptions about Head Start’s role.
—Deborah Bergeron, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
But the letter soon establishes some misconceptions that FireAid officials believe Kiley and other skeptics are harboring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 July 2025
But the misinformation about what trafficking looks like is perhaps the worst misconception of all.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
There may also be some misconceptions about Head Start’s role.
—Deborah Bergeron, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
But the letter soon establishes some misconceptions that FireAid officials believe Kiley and other skeptics are harboring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 July 2025
But the misinformation about what trafficking looks like is perhaps the worst misconception of all.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconception
Noun
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For decades, Cubs fans clung to myths like the black cat and the Billy Goat Curse while searching for explanations for bad occurrences, only to see the team finally break through in 2016 and win a World Series.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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In myth, if a hero wants to achieve greatness—to slay a multiheaded Hydra, to part the Red Sea, to bring balance to the Force—he is almost required to have a dramatic paternity reveal.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In this sense, the Acosta interview is just a product of what feels like a collective delusion.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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But almost any retrospective coverage of anything in football — particularly, it must be said, from the 1990s — is so overwhelmingly positive to the point of delusion.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Christian Kuntz for making a bunch of errors at the hot corner.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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When applied across a $500 million capital investment in net new builds—where UPS systems might account for only a small portion—the effect is at less than 1%, effectively a rounding error in the overall budget.—
Ryan Mallory,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And some — like their Angel of Death illusion — weigh about five tons.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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The seeming randomness in their outputs—which makes each response slightly different—creates an illusion of unpredictability that resembles agency.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Misconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconception. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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