erroneous idea

Frequency: 6.87.8 per million words

A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action, which is based on a mistake.

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Examples (10)

  • He held the erroneous idea that success comes without effort.
  • The research debunked the once-popular erroneous idea about the flat Earth.
  • Many investment failures are based on the erroneous idea that past performance guarantees future results.
  • It's a common but erroneous idea that lightning never strikes the same place twice.
  • The project was doomed from the start due to the erroneous idea that we had unlimited resources.
  • This erroneous idea was corrected by later scientific discoveries.
  • We must challenge the erroneous idea that some people are naturally superior to others.
  • She spent years trying to rid herself of the erroneous idea that she wasn't good enough.
  • The belief that you can learn a language in a month is an erroneous idea.
  • Acting on an erroneous idea can lead to significant financial loss.