Misapprehension
Misapprehension noun - A failure to understand correctly.
Old wives' tale and misapprehension are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Misapprehension".
Nearby Word: misapprehended
Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Misapprehension and old wives' tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misapprehension" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
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Related pairs
- fantasy and misapprehension
- fantasy and old wives' tale
- falsehood and misapprehension
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- error and misapprehension
- error and old wives' tale
- fallacy and misapprehension
- fallacy and old wives' tale
- delusion and misapprehension
- delusion and old wives' tale
- hallucination and misapprehension
- hallucination and old wives' tale
- misunderstanding and misapprehension
- misunderstanding and old wives' tale
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