misconception
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōlbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception English misconception From mis- + conception.
- derived from conceptionbor
- derived from *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der✻
Definitions
A mistaken belief, a wrong idea.
- There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.
- You're obviously under the misconception that I care about your problems.
- He had the misconception that the word "misconception" meant becoming pregnant with a girl.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at misconception. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at misconception. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at misconception
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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