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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

thought, idea go
the content of cognition

misconception
an incorrect conception

noun.cognition

8 Subcategories

fallacy, false belief go
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
error, erroneous belief go
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
self-deception, self-deceit go
a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension go
an understanding of something that is not correct
illusion, fancy, fantasy, phantasy go
something many people believe that is false
delusion, hallucination go
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
mirage go
something illusory and unattainable
unsoundness go
a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid