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misconceptions

noun as in wrong idea, impression

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"There's a lot of speculation and misconceptions that people have about what presidents say they can do and will do, versus the process to actually get a lot of these things done," said Jovan Johnson, a certified financial planner and co-founder of Piece of Wealth Planning.

From Salon

Did you find that there are some misconceptions about Megan’s private grieving and the public persona she has built?

From Salon

But critics say the ads are both inaccurate and offensive, based on homophobic and transphobic misconceptions about LGBTQ+ people preying upon children.

The misconceptions begin with the name itself, according to University of California, Berkeley psychology professor Dr. Stephen P. Hinshaw.

From Salon

"It is truly agonizing to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily over lies and misconceptions, without ever hearing his side or affording him the opportunity to present his side," she said, adding that she believed some of his accusers were motivated by money.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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