ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmisconception
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misconception
Meaning: a belief or idea that is mistaken because it is based on faulty thinking
misconception in a sentence
How misconception is used in real sentences:
A common misconception is that lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Many patients arrive with the misconception that a fever alone always signals a serious infection.
“Ortiz begins with a common misconception: that careful people simply add up facts alone.”
— from the passage Inside the Jury Room
Synonyms for misconception
Other words for misconception — fallacy, misbelief and delusion — carry the same meaning.
- fallacy
- misbelief
- delusion
Antonyms of misconception
Words that mean the opposite of misconception:
- fact
- truth
Where it comes from
From Latin mis- 'wrongly' and concipere 'to conceive'
Word parts
- mis — wrong
misconception: mis- (wrong) + conception (idea formed)
Memory hook
MIS (wrong) + CONCEPTION (idea) — a wrongly formed idea.
Practice misconception in the app