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misconception - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | misconception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrong idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | delusion, error, fallacy, fault, mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconstruction, misinterpretation, mistaken belief |
| Antonyms: | comprehension, perception, understanding |
| Main Entry: | error |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mistake; wrong |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, blunder, boner*, delinquency, delusion, deviation, erratum, failure, fall, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, fault, faux pas, flaw, glitch, goof*, inaccuracy, lapse, misconception, miscue, misdeed, miss, misstep, misunderstanding, offense, omission, oversight, sin, slight, slip, slipup, solecism, stumble, transgression, trespass, untruth, wrongdoing, X*, bad job, boo-boo, howler, misapprehension, misbelief, miscalculation, misjudgment, mismanagement, screamer, screw-up |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, certainty, correction, right, truth, validity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false appearance; false belief |
| Synonyms: | apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, delusion, déjè vu, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus*, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, pipe dream*, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality |
| Notes: | allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion an illusion is an image or conception of something actual or real that presents itself to the mind in an abnormal or distorted manner; a delusion is a false belief about oneself or other people that persists despite its being at variance with the facts |
| Antonyms: | certainty, event, fact, reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | aberration, blooper*, blunder, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false step, fault, faux pas, flub*, fluff*, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misconception, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, oversight, slight, slip, slipup*, snafu*, solecism, trip*, typographical error, boo-boo, false move, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, overestimation, slip of tongue, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sophism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fallacy |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, deception, misconception, sophistry, fallacious argument |
| Main Entry: | sophistry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sophism |
| Synonyms: | deception, fallacy, misconception, subtle argument |
| Main Entry: | misunderstanding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instance of having the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | confusion, delusion, error, misconception, mistake, mix-up, confounding, false impression, misapprehension, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning |
| Antonyms: | comprehension, understanding |
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