Misconception is an antonym of conception.
As nouns the difference between misconception and conception
is that
misconception is a mistaken belief, a wrong idea while
conception is the act of conceiving.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
misconception English
Noun
( en noun)
a mistaken belief, a wrong idea
- There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.
- You're obviously under the misconception that I care about your problems.
- He thought that a misconception meant becoming pregnant with a girl.
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conception English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of conceiving.
The state of being conceived; the beginning.
The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
The start of pregnancy.
The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
Quotations
* , Genesis 3:16
*: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Coordinate terms
* inception
Antonyms
* misconception
Related terms
* conceive
* concept
See also
* contraception
References
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