false impression
Mistaken mental picture
A false impression is a mistaken belief about something or someone, formed from incomplete or misleading information.
You might get a false impression of a place from photographs, or give a false impression of yourself at a job interview.
The phrase often implies unintentional deception: Don't get the false impression that this will be easy.
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- trick of the lightMisleading visual perception
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
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- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- misunderstandingmisunderstand, misinterpret, miscommunication, misconception, misconstrue
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- impressionsfeeling, sense, idea, notion, opinion
- misjudgingmisjudging, miscalculation, snap judgment, prejudice, assumption
- miscommunicationmix-up, mixed signals, confusion, mixed messages, crossed wires
false impressionclear picture
reality · truth · enlightenment · clarity · insight
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