misassumption
Erroneous starting belief
A misassumption is a mistaken assumption—something taken for granted that turns out to be wrong: My misassumption that the meeting was at noon cost me the client.
The word emphasizes that the error lay in the premise itself, not in reasoning from it.
Error in estimation
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
misconstruction · misestimation · wrong conclusion · hasty generalization · jumping to conclusions · logical fallacy · confirmation bias
Erroneous belief or understanding
- fallacyError in reasoning
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
superstition · misunderstanding · falsehood · untruth · illusion · error · inaccuracy · mistaken belief
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
predisposition · partiality · presupposition · snap judgment · unconscious bias · implicit bias · cultural bias · cognitive bias
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
misreading · misconstruction · misestimation · wrong conclusion · hasty generalization · jumping to conclusions · logical fallacy · confirmation bias
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
myth · superstition · misunderstanding · falsehood · untruth · illusion · error · inaccuracy · mistaken belief · wrong idea
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
prejudgment · predisposition · partiality · presupposition · snap judgment · unconscious bias · implicit bias · cultural bias · cognitive bias