mythconception

noun

noun

US /ˌmɪθ.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/

Etymology Blend of myth + misconception.

Informal, Rare A popular misconception; something often held to be true that in fact is not.

That Sweden has the highest suicide rate in the world is a common mythconception.
The claim that when you have a cold, drinking heavily will get rid of it is just a mythconception.

Related terms: myth, old wives' tale, pseudoscience, truism, urban legend, urban myth

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