MISCONCEPTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MISCONCEPTION?

Need another word that means the same as “misconception”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “misconception” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Misconception” are: misapprehension, misunderstanding, mistake, error, mix-up, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misreading, misjudgement, misbelief, miscalculation, false impression, illusion, fallacy, delusion

Misconception as a Noun

Definitions of "Misconception" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “misconception” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An incorrect conception.
• A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.

Synonyms of "Misconception" as a noun (15 Words)

delusion	The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas. What a capacity television has for delusion.
error	The state or condition of being wrong in conduct or judgement. The decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law.
fallacy	A failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid. The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
false impression	A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.
illusion	A false idea or belief. He had no illusions about the trouble she was in.
misapprehension	A mistaken belief about or interpretation of something. People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens.
misbelief	A wrong or false belief or opinion. The misbelief that alcohol problems require a specialist response.
miscalculation	An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgement. It was a fatal miscalculation.
misconstruction	An ungrammatical constituent. I used a phrase which may be open to misconstruction.
misinterpretation	Putting the wrong interpretation on. This quote is open to misinterpretation.
misjudgement	The action of estimating or assessing something incorrectly. Let me know if there are any errors or misjudgements in my list.
misreading	Misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading.
mistake	Something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy. He made a bad mistake.
misunderstanding	Putting the wrong interpretation on. He left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer.
mix-up	A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.

Usage Examples of "Misconception" as a noun

• Public misconceptions about antibiotic use.

Associations of "Misconception" (30 Words)

bias	Cause to be biased. The bias towards younger people in recruitment.
deliberately	In a careful and unhurried way. Slowly and deliberately he rose from the armchair.
error	A measure of the estimated difference between the observed or calculated value of a quantity and its true value. The decisions of the appeal committee disclosed no error of law.
fallacy	A failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid. The potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self esteem.
fallibility	The likelihood of making errors. Technology is not a cure for human fallibility.
fallible	Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. Everyone is fallible to some degree.
fault	Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. The fault of the keen therapist is to start to intervene during the assessment phase.
inaccurate	Not accurate. The thermometer is inaccurate.
inappropriate	Not suitable or proper in the circumstances. Inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach.
misapprehend	Interpret in the wrong way. They seemed not to mind that their more profound utterances were misapprehended as self help maxims.
misapprehension	A mistaken belief about or interpretation of something. People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens.
misconceive	Interpret in the wrong way. Criticism of the trade surplus in Washington is misconceived.
misconduct	Activity that transgresses moral or civil law. Smith got a game misconduct for spearing Nick Kypreos.
misconstrue	Interpret (a person’s words or actions) wrongly. My advice was deliberately misconstrued.
miscount	Count wrongly. The police admitted that they had miscounted.
misdirect	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Their efforts have been largely misdirected.
misguide	Give bad advice to. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader.
misinform	Give (someone) false or inaccurate information. I m afraid you have been misinformed.
misinterpret	Interpret falsely. Soanes claimed his remarks had been misinterpreted.
mislead	Give false or misleading information to. The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.
misplaced	Not appropriate or correct in the circumstances. A million dollars had been lost because of a misplaced comma.
misread	Read (a piece of text) wrongly. He misread the data.
mistake	To make a mistake or be incorrect. Coming here was a mistake.
misunderstand	Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly. Don t misunderstand me I m not implying she should be working.
misunderstanding	An understanding of something that is not correct. There must be some misunderstanding I don t have a sister.
misunderstood	Wrongly understood. A misunderstood criticism.
overrate	Make too high an estimate of. It is easy to overrate what Frederick achieved.
pervert	Lead (someone) away from what is considered natural or acceptable. Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time.
sheer	Cause to sheer. She ditched her glossy sheers while pregnant.
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. She guessed wrong.