misimpression
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of misimpression
First recorded in 1660–70; mis- 1 + impression
Example Sentences
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Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote that the lawyer was given wrong information by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, adding: “We regret any misimpression inadvertently created by the answer that was given.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023
Susan Moss suspects this is a misimpression of prestige.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
We New Yorkers also labor under the misimpression that squirrels are rats who get away with it because they have fluffy tails.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022
"Enhanced features require connectivity with more networks, which can lead to the misimpression that an Android-based device is less secure".
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021
Huge boulders lent an air of solidity to the place, but the rolling rubble underfoot corrected the misimpression.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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