misconception

a misconception resulting from incorrect information n

n a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention n inadvertent incorrectness n a misconception resulting from incorrect information n (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed n departure from what is ethically acceptable n (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer n part of a statement that is not correct

a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

misconception; mistake. n

To intentionally misinform using myths and other popular misconceptions.