Misconception vs Disabuse - What's the difference?
misconception | disabuse |
a mistaken belief, a wrong idea
To free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 140:
As a noun misconception
is a mistaken belief, a wrong idea.As a verb disabuse is
to free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).misconception
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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.
disabuse
English
Verb
(disabus)- If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.