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misconception

🇬🇧 UK/mɪskən'sepʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/.miskәn'sepʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

A mistaken belief or wrong idea about something.

误解;错误观念;错觉

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
contogether, with
+
ceptake, seize, hold
+
tionact, process, state
=misconception

Common Collocations

  • 1.common misconception普遍的误解

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A common misconception is that sugar causes hyperactivity in children.

  • 2.

    The misconception that success happens overnight prevented many people from starting.

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