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Definition of "misconceptions" []

  • Plural form of misconception. (noun)

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Use "misconceptions" in a sentence
  • "Exact contents of the tome, "Parallel Lives," are under tight wraps, but Mr. Martins, a co-author, says it will dispel what he describes as misconceptions oft-cited as motives, such as one that paints Lizzie's father, Andrew Borden, as a miser who shunned an indoor toilet and forced his ill-clad daughters to eat rotten mutton soup."
  • "He said the Columbia Accident Investigation Board recently gave him permission to clear up what he called misconceptions about his e-mails, which seemed to express frustration with NASA officials."
  • "Club leaders showed the book to journalists last month in an attempt to dispel what they called misconceptions that it was obscene and demeaning for women."