mythconception

English

Etymology

Blend of myth +‎ misconception

Noun

mythconception (plural mythconceptions)

1. (rare, informal) A popular misconception; something often held to be true that in fact is not.

   That Sweden has the highest suicide rate in the world is a common mythconception.

   The claim that when you have a cold, drinking heavily will get rid of it is just a mythconception.

Related terms

• myth
• old wives' tale
• pseudoscience
• truism
• urban legend
• urban myth

References

• ForteanTimes magazine
• Fortean Times on Wikipedia.Wikipedia