misconception (redirected from Science misconceptions)

mis·con·cep·tion  (mskn-spshn)

n.

A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding: had many misconceptions about the new tax program.

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misconception [ˌmɪskənˈsɛpʃən]

n

a false or mistaken view, opinion, or attitude

Thesaurus

Noun

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misconception - an incorrect conception               idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" fallacy, false belief - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning erroneous belief, error - a misconception resulting from incorrect information self-deceit, self-deception - a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding - an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" fancy, phantasy, illusion, fantasy - something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" delusion, hallucination - a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" mirage - something illusory and unattainable unsoundness - a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid; "the unsoundness of his conclusion was obvious" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

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misconception

noun delusion, error, misunderstanding, fallacy, misapprehension, mistaken belief, wrong idea, wrong end of the stick, misconstruction There are many fears and misconceptions about cancer.

Translations

misconception [ˌmɪskənˈsepʃən] N → malentendido m, concepto m erróneo
but this is a misconception → pero esta idea es errónea

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misconception [ˌmɪskənˈsɛpʃ^ən] n → idée f fausse

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misconception

n → fälschliche or irrtümliche Annahme; (no pl: = misunderstanding) → Verkennung f

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misconception [ˌmɪskənˈsɛpʃ/ən] n (false idea/opinion) → idea/convinzione f sbagliata; (misunderstanding) → malinteso

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misconception

n misconception [miskənˈsepʃən]

a wrong idea or impression. misverstand فَهْم خاطِئ погрешно схващане falešný názor/dojem misforståelse das Mißverständnis εσφαλμένη ιδέα, αντίληψη idea equivocada, concepto erróneo väärarusaam تصور غلط väärä käsitys idée/opinion fausse מַחֲשָבָה מוּטעֵית गलत विचार krivo shvaćanje félreértés kekeliruan misskilningur; ranghugmynd giudizio erroneo, idea sbagliata 誤解 오인, 오해 neteisinga pažiūra, klaidingas manymas kļūdains priekšstats tanggapan salah misvatting misforståelse, feilinntrykk błędne pojęcie impressão errada idee greşită неправильное понимание/представление falošný názor / dojem napačna predstava pogrešno mišljenje missuppfattning ความเข้าใจผิด yanlış anlama 誤解 неправильне уявлення ناقص تصور sự hiểu sai 误解