Misconception Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Misconception crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on March 26 2026 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Misconception has a total of 5 letters.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%ERRORMisconceptionNewsday
20%FALLACIESMisconceptionsWall Street Journal
20%AGEWhat the number of spots on a ladybug represents in a common misconceptionNew York Times
20%IDEE'Fausse' __ (misconception)Newsday
20%WITHONESEYESWIDEOPENHaving no misconceptionsNewsday
20%ELSESubject that a young Einstein never failed despite the common misconceptionNew York Times

Definition

A wandering; a roving or irregular course.
A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error.
A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault.
The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
The difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity.
The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error.
A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact.
A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base.

Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • Newsday: Mar 26, 2026
  • USA Today: Dec 8, 2023

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