idée fausse

Definitions of idée fausse
  1. noun
    an incorrect conception
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    antonyms:
    concept, notion
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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    erreur, malentendu
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    fourvoiement
    a misconception resulting from incorrect information
    illusion
    a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
    erreur, incompréhension, malentendu
    an understanding of something that is not correct
    imagination
    something many people believe that is false
    pseudo-science
    an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
    sophisme
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
    type of:
    idée
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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