misconception
21misconception — n. incorrect idea, mistaken belief, misunderstanding, misinterpretation …
22misconception — noun a false or mistaken view or opinion …
23misconception — n misunderstanding, misapprehension, misconstruction, misreading, misinterpretation, miscalculation, misjudgment; delusion, distorted idea or notion, false belief or impression; fallacy, failure to understand …
24misconception — mis·conception …
25misconception — [ˌmɪskənˈsepʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a wrong belief or opinion that is the result of not understanding something …
26misconception — /mɪskənˈsɛpʃən/ (say miskuhn sepshuhn) noun erroneous conception; a mistaken notion …
27misconception — A misunderstanding. A mistake in interpretation of a statement. Walden v Skinner, 101 US 577, 25 L Ed 963 …
28misconception — noun an incorrect conception (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑conception • Derivationally related forms: ↑misconceive • Hypernyms: ↑idea, ↑thought • Hyponyms …
29Therapeutic misconception — arises wherever human subjects misunderstand the primary purpose of a clinical trial as therapeutic. The phenomenon was first described in an article by Paul S. Appelbaum. APPELBAUM, P.S., ROTH, L.H., LIDZ, C.W., BENSON, P., andWINSLADE, W.… …
30labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception — ◇ If you continue to believe something that is not true, you are laboring under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception. He still labors under the delusion that other people value his opinion. • • • Main Entry: ↑labor …