🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Concepto erróneo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon-sep-to e-rro-neo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Misconception/ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El concepto erróneo de que los murciélagos son roedores es común."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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

Derived from the prefix mis- (denoting badly or wrongly) combined with conception, which traces back to the Latin conceptio, from concipere meaning 'to take in or form'. Entering Middle English via Old French, the combined term solidified in the early 17th century to denote a false or faulty notion resulting from misunderstood facts.

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