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| abstraction |
an impractical, unrealistic notion. [1/4 definitions] |
| belief |
a notion or idea accepted as true, esp. a religious doctrine. [1/3 definitions] |
| burden2 |
an idea or notion that is often repeated. [1/2 definitions] |
| conceit |
an imaginative idea or fanciful notion. [1/3 definitions] |
| concept |
a personal or generally-held way of conceiving something; idea; notion. [1/2 definitions] |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. [1/3 definitions] |
| falsehood |
something that is false or inaccurate, such as a false idea or notion. [1/4 definitions] |
| fantasy |
a notion based on imagination or desire rather than fact. [1/5 definitions] |
| folk etymology |
a change made in a word or phrase according to a false notion as to its origin or derivation. |
| free enterprise |
the notion that a capitalist economy does not require government support or intervention, but can regulate itself through the relationships of supply and demand in a freely competitive market. |
| idea |
an impulsive plan; notion; fancy. [1/6 definitions] |
| kink |
an odd idea or notion. [1/5 definitions] |
| misconception |
an error in understanding or conceiving; wrong notion or idea. |
| racist |
implying, espousing, or believing in the notion that one race of human beings, typically the race holding the most power and wealth within a society, is superior to another or others. [3/7 definitions] |
| surmise |
an opinion or notion that is based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture. [1/3 definitions] |
| there |
used to express the notion of existence or occurrence. [1/10 definitions] |
| thought1 |
the product of mental processes, esp. a single notion. [1/6 definitions] |
| whim |
a sudden odd or capricious desire, impulse, notion, or change of mind; whimsy; caprice. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
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