misimpressionn.
/ˌmɪsɪmˈprɛʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪsᵻmˈprɛʃ(ə)n/ A wrong or faulty impression.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > [noun] > instance of
misconceit?1435
miscollectinga1600
mistake1600
miscollection1610
misimagination1618
misimpression1670
mal-entendu1780
cross-reading1784
misconcept1942
misprision1973
1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. 351 Even he that overcometh in the main yet seldome so far conquereth as to receive no misimpression upon his mind.
1869 J. T. Coleridge Mem. J. Keble xiii. 301 I can scarcely avoid saying a few words to prevent a misimpression as to himself.
1884 Sir J. A. Picton in Notes & Queries 5 Apr. 271/2 [She] is under a misimpression as to any connexion between these two words.
1974 Peace News 22 Feb. 2/4 An associated misimpression..is that the Nottingham paper will not be concerned with oppositionary activity.
1991 Today's Parent Aug. 27/3 Be sure to separate myths and misimpressions from the reality of the particular option.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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