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Misconception vs Disbelief - What's the difference?

misconception | disbelief |

As nouns the difference between misconception and disbelief

is that misconception is a mistaken belief, a wrong idea while disbelief is unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

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.

    disbelief

    English

    Noun

  • Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
  • She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
  • Astonishment.
  • I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
  • The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
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  • Synonyms

    * incredulity

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