What does false belief mean?

Definitions for false belief
false be·lief

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word false belief.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fallacy, false beliefnoun

    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

ChatGPT

  1. false belief

    A false belief is a conviction or understanding that someone holds as true despite it being incorrect, inaccurate, or contrary to factual evidence. It can be a result of misinformation, misunderstanding, cognitive biases, or even psychological phenomena like delusions.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce false belief?

How to say false belief in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of false belief in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of false belief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of false belief in a Sentence

  1. Malissa Helmandollar:

    There's denial and a false belief that a lot of cognitive problems are just normal for age, these conversations that need to take place never take place until it's too late.

  2. Dan Aykroyd:

    That’s what the statistics are indicating, that there’s a lot of white racist hatred out there that’s going to channel into a support for the Republican ticket. Maybe in the false belief that these people share their views.

  3. Mr. Monk:

    Do you know what a delusion is? It's a false belief sustained despite clear evidence to the contrary.

  4. Robert Lowery:

    I think there's a false belief that white children make up the biggest number of missing children when in fact( proportionally) it's just the opposite.

  5. Kent Nerburn:

    Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.


Translations for false belief

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for false belief »

Translation

Find a translation for the false belief definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"false belief." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/false+belief>.

Discuss these false belief definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for false belief? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    remove completely from recognition or memory
    A scarper
    B loom
    C efface
    D affront

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for false belief: