FALSE BELIEF Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase false belief. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FALSE BELIEF
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| fallacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | ||||||||
| delusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||||||||
| error | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention • inadvertent incorrectness • a misconception resulting from incorrect information • (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed • departure from what is ethically acceptable • (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer • part of a statement that is not correct | ||||||||
| illusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erroneous mental representation • something many people believe that is false • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
| misconception | nounn | |||||||
noun • an incorrect conception | ||||||||
