different between misconception vs disabuse

English

Etymology

mis- +? conception or misconceive +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?sk?n?s?p.??n/

Noun

misconception (countable and uncountable, plural misconceptions)

1. 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 had the misconception that the word "misconception" meant becoming pregnant with a girl.

Translations

Anagrams

• conceptionism

English

Etymology

From Middle French désabuser, or dis- +? abuse.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /d?s??bju?z/

Verb

disabuse (third-person singular simple present disabuses, present participle disabusing, simple past and past participle disabused)

1. (transitive) 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:

     If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.

Synonyms

• undeceive

Translations

Anagrams

• subideas