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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisconcezione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: misconcezione
"La misconcezione che il caffè disidrati è comune."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding.
"Many people have the misconception that all snakes are dangerous." - 2
A mistaken belief or idea that is widely held.
"The misconception that vaccines cause autism has been debunked by numerous studies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misconception' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly', and 'conception', which comes from the Latin 'conceptio', meaning 'a taking in, a conception'. The word evolved in the English language during the late 19th century to denote a misunderstanding or incorrect belief.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misconception" is said worldwide
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Idée reçue
Transliteration: idee reçue
"L'idée reçue que les chauves-souris sont des rongeurs est fausse."
Missverständnis
Transliteration: miss-verständnis
"Das Missverständnis über die Bedeutung des Begriffs führte zu Verwirrung."
Misconcezione
Transliteration: misconcezione
"La misconcezione che il caffè disidrati è comune."
Concepto erróneo
Transliteration: kon-sep-to e-rro-neo
"El concepto erróneo de que los murciélagos son roedores es común."
Equívoco
Transliteration: e-ki-vo-ko
"O equívoco de que todos os tubarões são perigosos é comum."
गलतफहमी
Transliteration: galatfahmi
"गलतफहमी है कि सभी सांप जहरीले होते हैं।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"许多人对疫苗的误解是错误的。"
오해
Transliteration: ohae
"모든 뱀이 위험하다는 오해가 있습니다."
誤解
Transliteration: gokai
"すべてのヘビが危険だという誤解があります。"
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