The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MYTH which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Misconception crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MYTH | 33 % | 4 |
| ERRONEOUSBELIEF | 17 % | 15 |
| FALLACY | 17 % | 7 |
| WRONGIDEA | 17 % | 9 |
| DELUSION | 17 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Misconception
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- misperception
- misinterpretation
- miscalculation
- misjudgement
- mistake
- misunderstanding
- misapprehension
- error
- miscommunication
- false
- disregard
- failed
Crossword Answer definitions
MYTH noun- A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- Such stories as a genre.
- A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
- A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend
- A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MYTH
- "Doubleday invented baseball," e.g.
- "Gore invented the internet," e.g.
- Mr. Rogers was a Navy Seal, e.g.
- Urban ___
- Bit of folklore
- Very tall tale
- Traditional story
- Traditional tale
- Legend
- Washington and the cherry tree, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ERRONEOUSBELIEF
More clues leading to the result FALLACY
- Hole in the argument
- Delusional idea
- Logician's pitfall
- Misconception
- An illogical notion.
- Error.
- Misleading argument.
- False belief
- "Big Ben is a clock," e,g.
- Mistaken idea