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| Main Entry: |
misinterpretation
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | confounding, confusion, delusion, error, false impression, misapprehension, misconception, misconstruction, misjudgment, misreckoning, mistake, mix-up |
| Main Entry: | fallacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illusion, misconception |
| Synonyms: | aberration, ambiguity, artifice, bias, casuistry, cavil, deceit, deception, deceptiveness, delusion, deviation, elusion, equivocation, erratum, erroneousness, error, evasion, falsehood, faultiness, flaw, heresy, illogicality, inconsistency, inexactness, invalidity, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconstrual, misinterpretation, mistake, non sequitur, notion, paradox, perversion, preconception, prejudice, quibbling, quirk, solecism, sophism, sophistry, speciousness, subterfuge, untruth |
| Antonyms: | certainty, evidence, fact, honesty, reality, right, surety, truth |
| Main Entry: | misconception |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrong idea, impression |
| Synonyms: | delusion, error, fallacy, fault, misapprehension, misconstruction, misinterpretation, mistake, mistaken belief, misunderstanding |
| Antonyms: | comprehension, perception, understanding |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | aberration, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, overestimation, oversight, slight, slip, slip of tongue, slipup, snafu, solecism, trip*, typographical error, underestimation |
| Antonyms: | accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misunderstanding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instance of having the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | confounding, confusion, delusion, error, false impression, misapprehension, misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, mistake, mix-up |
| Antonyms: | comprehension, understanding |
| Main Entry: | erroneousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fallacy |
| Synonyms: | error, falsehood, falseness, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, untruth |
| Main Entry: | false impression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | error, fallacy, falsehood, falseness, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, mistake, mix-up, untruth |
| Main Entry: | falseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fallacy |
| Synonyms: | erroneousness, error, falsehood, falsity, inaccuracy, incorrectness, misconception, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, untruth, untruthfulness |
| Notes: | a falsehood is a false statement, a lie, or untruth; falseness is the state of being false or untrue |
| Main Entry: | misapprehension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding |
| Synonyms: | confounding, confusion, delusion, error, false impression, misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning, mistake, mix-up |
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