misconception

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ conception

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪskənˈsɛp.ʃən/

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Noun

misconception (countable and uncountable, plural misconceptions)

1. a mistaken belief, a wrong idea

   There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.

   You're obviously under the misconception that I care about your problems.

   He had the misconception that the word "misconception" meant becoming pregnant with a girl.

Translations

a mistaken belief

• Bulgarian: заблуждение (bg) n (zabluždenie)
• Finnish: väärinkäsitys (fi)
• French: idée erronée f
• German: Missverständnis (de) n, Irrglaube (de) m, Fehlannahme f, irrige Vorstellung f, falsche Auffassung f
• Italian: idea errata, malinteso (it) m, pregiudizio (it) m
• Maori: pōhēhētanga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: misoppfatning m or f

  Nynorsk: misoppfatning f

• Plautdietsch: Misvestentniss n
• Russian: заблужде́ние (ru) n (zabluždénije)
• Slovene: zmota
• Swahili: dhana potofu
• Swedish: missuppfattning (sv) c

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