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Meanings of popular misconception in English

Russian
распространённое заблуждение
Portuguese
erro comum
Catalan
concepció errònia comuna
Spanish
error común

Statement popularly believed but which is known to be false in reliable sources.

распространённое заблуждение
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Examples for "misconception"
Examples for "misconception"
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EBONY: What do you think is the biggest misconception about domestic violence?
Ebony
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It is a common misconception that extended travel is always hugely expensive.
The South African
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Happy marriages can only be built upon the grave of that misconception.
Men, Women, and God / A Discussion of Sex Questions from the Chr...
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I think the biggest misconception is that there's no hope -period.
Feminist dot com
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Part of the doubt arose from misconception of the qualities of Laurier.
Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics
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It is a common misconception that extended travel is always hugely expensive.
The South African
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And it isn't just in mainstream America that this common misconception persists.
Ebony
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This leads me on to a common misconception about serious relationships and sex.
The Guardian
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A common misconception is that financial planners work for the wealthy.
The South African
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Financial advisers face the common misconception that bonds are risk free.
Reuters
Usage of popular misconception in English
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A popular misconception is that these dress uniforms were designed by Michelangelo.
Dark mysteries of the vatican
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There is a popular misconception that whenever a pope speaks he does so infallibly.
The Irish Times
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A popular misconception is that the potential-andthe limits-ofquantum computing must come from hardware.
Wired
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The subject of corals and coral-reefs is one concerning which much popular misconception has always prevailed.
Coral Reefs; Volcanic Islands; South American Geology — Complete
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There seems to be a popular misconception, shared by your correspondent, that Hitler came to power democratically.
The Irish Times
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At least, so ran the popular misconception.
The Penal Cluster
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It's a good story, irrespective of whether or not it is the true source of the popular misconception.
BBC
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This is a popular misconception.
The Irish Times
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What makes this popular misconception all the more singular is the freedom with which the classics are now being interpreted.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
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In truth, there is a vast deal of popular misconception about the submarine, a name which is really a misnomer.
Our Navy in the War
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There is a popular misconception that the painter and the photographer, like the farmer and the cowman, can't be friends.
The Irish Times
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The Star Trek theme that sounds like a woman singing is actually a woman singing, but it's a popular misconception.
The Guardian
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The popular misconception is that Leinster's most capped player ever must be ancient having graced the senior game for so long.
The Irish Times
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It is a popular misconception to suggest that in some way Aer Lingus has acted as a sugar daddy to Shannon.
The Irish Times
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It is a popular misconception that if you own a share of the freehold, then you no longer have a lease.
The Guardian
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But let me remind you that, in spite of popular misconception, "good" is not after all a weak word.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
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Translations for popular misconception
Portuguese
erro comum
Popular misconception through the time