misconception

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·con·cep·tion /ˌmɪskənˈsepʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] BELIEVEan idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly 错误想法，误解；错误印象 SYN fallacy, → preconceptionpopular/common misconception There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you. 很多人都有一种误解，认为锻炼太多对身体有害。misconception that Refugees have the misconception that life is great over here. 难民误以为这里的生活很美好。misconception about many people’s misconceptions about the blind and deaf 很多人对盲人和聋人的误解

Examples from the Corpus

misconception• This is a misconception that forest ecologists have for years been at pains to correct, but to little avail.• No, it's not actually true that rail travel is more expensive - that's a misconception.• What's the biggest misconception people have about you?• The first misconception is that legal study at university is exclusively for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.• Employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers.• Another part of the homecoming misconception I had to raze was thinking of this as a joyful time.• I could read faces too well not to be anxious: mockery, misconception, contempt, greed.• His detailed observations helped to dispel popular misconceptions about the habits and behaviour of the cuckoo.• Leprosy was known to have a long incubation period-a fact considerably at odds with popular misconceptions about instant deformity.• I can not understand how that misconception arose.misconception that• This is a misconception that forest ecologists have for years been at pains to correct, but to little avail.• It's a misconception that red meat cannot be part of a healthy diet.• Prevalence of krill in summer surface waters has given rise to a misconception that krill and other euphausiids constantly dominate the zooplankton.• A misconception that exists about video recording of classes is that it is necessary to have a two-camera studio to do it.• She also outlined another misconception that could explain the suspicion research nurses often encounter among other nurses.• For the main misconception that many people have is that orthodox women are regarded as inferior to men.• There is a popular misconception that long-stay patients were dumped straight out of mental hospitals on the streets when they were abandoned.• This might also help break down some of the misconceptions that can grow up between organisations.

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misconception
mis‧con‧cep‧tion /ˌmɪskənˈsepʃən/

noun [uncountable and countable]
an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
   SYN fallacy ⇨ preconception
    popular/common misconception

There is a popular misconception that too much exercise is bad for you.
misconception that

Refugees have the misconception that life is great over here.
misconception about

many people’s misconceptions about the blind and deaf

THESAURUS

■ something that is untrue
   ▪ myth something a lot of people believe because they want to believe it, not because it is based on fact: The first myth about motherhood is that new mothers instantly fall in love with their babies. | Contrary to popular myth, our streets are much safer now than they were 100 years ago.
   ▪ illusion a belief or idea that is false, especially a belief in something good about yourself or about the situation you are in: Alcohol gives people the illusion of being witty and confident. | People bought the land under the illusion that the value would increase.
   ▪ misconception an idea that is not true but which people believe because they do not have all the facts, or they have not properly understood the situation: It’s a common misconception that vaccinations given in childhood last for life. | Employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers.
   ▪ delusion a completely mistaken idea, which affects your behaviour and what you decide to do: He began to suffer from paranoid delusions. | Many people labour under the delusion (=have the delusion) that anything which says ‘natural ingredients’ on the label must be harmless. | the delusion that women control most of the world' s wealth and power
   ▪ fallacy if you say that something is a fallacy, you mean that it is completely wrong to believe that it is true: The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy. | It’s a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much.

mis·con·cep·tion

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/ˌmɪskənˈsepʃn/

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NAmE

/ˌmɪskənˈsepʃn/

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noun

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