misconception

misconception
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. delusion, mistake, misunderstanding. See error, misjudgment.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. misinterpretation, delusion, blunder, fault; see error 1 , mistake 2 , misunderstanding 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
erroneous notion, wrong idea, misunderstanding, distortion, misinterpretation.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A failure to understand correctly: false impression, misapprehension, misinterpretation, misunderstanding. See UNDERSTAND.

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