MISBELIEF Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

misbelief

noun

ˌmis-bə-ˈlēf

Definition of misbelief

as in delusion

a false idea or belief the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon

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truth
verity

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Recent Examples of misbelief Her Daddy discourse is the misbelief that Harris (or any woman running for office) inherently has women’s votes in the bag and, thus, that candidate should spend their time on voters who are more on the fence. — Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Combating misbelief is much more complicated—and politically and ethically fraught—than reducing the spread of explicitly false content. — Jennifer Allen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024 Wolter says the project has started to engage with human populations near vulture colonies, roosting sites and popular foraging areas, to educate communities on the benefits of the animal to local ecology, and dispel popular misbeliefs. — Gertrude Kitongo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 One common misbelief heard when legislation is discussed is that gender-affirming medical interventions are provided immediately to any trans or nonbinary kid who walks into a gender clinic. — Helen Santoro, CBS News, 27 June 2023

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Noun

In a number of wrongful death lawsuits, ChatGPT is blamed for driving users to experience harmful delusions and, in some cases, to commit suicide.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
But a line like that also fleshes out the head-in-the-stratosphere delusions of everyone here.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of delusion

Noun

Someone who visits the malicious website directly may see a 404 error page instead of the fake installer.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of error

Noun

Having lice doesn’t indicate poor hygiene, despite a long-standing misconception driven by stigma, and lice don’t spread other diseases.

— Emily J. C. Wong, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Perhaps her biggest challenge is combating the misconception that cystic fibrosis has been cured, which stifles investment into new treatments.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of misconception

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