misimpression

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Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote that the lawyer was given wrong information by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, adding: “We regret any misimpression inadvertently created by the answer that was given.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

We New Yorkers also labor under the misimpression that squirrels are rats who get away with it because they have fluffy tails.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

"Enhanced features require connectivity with more networks, which can lead to the misimpression that an Android-based device is less secure".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

But it portrayed that decision as misguided and asserted it “ultimately created the misimpression that the Department intentionally sought to silence the victims.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2020

Huge boulders lent an air of solidity to the place, but the rolling rubble underfoot corrected the misimpression.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer