mythconception
English
Etymology
Blend of myth + misconception
Noun
mythconception (plural mythconceptions)
- (rare, informal) 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
References
- ForteanTimes magazine
