different between misconception vs mythconception
misconception
English
Etymology
mis- +? conception or misconceive +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?sk?n?s?p.??n/
Noun
misconception (countable and uncountable, plural misconceptions)
- 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
Anagrams
- conceptionism
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mythconception
English
Etymology
Blend of myth +? misconception
Noun
mythconception (plural mythconceptions)
- (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
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