misconceptions

Synonyms

misunderstanding misconception misapprehension misinterpretation misreading misconstruction misspelled

Examples

People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe my looks to my mum-which was 90 percent of getting my first job. And, some people would argue, 90 percent of my entire career. Helena Bonham Carter

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions. Jacqueline Bisset

It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly. Emma Thompson

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected. George Henry Lewes

I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic. Laura Riding

But first we must get rid of the bigotry, the fundamentalism and the misconceptions that continue to threaten to keep us apart as a nation. Mahendra Chaudhry