The meaning of Myth

mɪθ

Myth – definition

noun
A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
Usage examples:
Ancient celtic myths
Synonims:
Folk tale Story Folk story Legend Tale Fable Saga Allegory Parable Tradition Lore Folklore Mythos Mythus
noun
A widely held but false belief or idea.
Usage examples:
The belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a myth, according to dermatologists
Synonims:
Misconception Fallacy Mistaken belief False notion Misbelief Old wives' tale Fairy story Fairy tale Fiction Fantasy Delusion Figment of the imagination Invention Fabrication Falsehood Untruth

noun
A traditional story, esp. one which explains the early history or a cultural belief or practice of a group of people, or explains a natural event
Usage examples:
[ c ] kids like the stories about the gods and goddesses of greek and roman myths., [ c ] equal opp…

Myth translation into English

Myth: translate from English into Chinese

神话, 虚构的人

Myth: translate from English into Dutch

Mythe, Onbestaand iets

Myth: translate from English into French

Mythe

Myth: translate from English into German

Mythos, Mythus, Mythe, Märchen

Myth: translate from English into Hindi

कल्पित कथा, मिथक, गप्प, काल्पनिक व्यक्ति, पुराणकथा, कल्पना, कल्पित गाथा, पुराण-कथा

Myth: translate from English into Italian

Mito

Myth: translate from English into Korean

신화, 전설, 신화 전체, 개개의 신화, 신화적인 인물, 신화적인 사물

Myth: translate from English into Russian

Миф, Вымысел, Выдумка, Несуществующая вещь, Выдуманное лицо, Мифическое лицо

Myth: translate from English into Spanish

Mito

Word origin

mid 19th century: from modern Latin mythus, via late Latin from Greek muthos .

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Myth synonims

allegory

noun
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Usage examples:
Pilgrim's progress is an allegory of the spiritual journey

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delusion

dɪˈluː.ʒən

noun
An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
Usage examples:
The delusion of being watched

noun
Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true
Usage examples:
[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

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fabrication

ˌfæb.rɪˈkeɪ.ʃən

noun
The action or process of manufacturing or inventing something.
Usage examples:
The assembly and fabrication of electronic products

noun
The act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself
Usage examples:
The report stopped short of accusing anyone of fabrication of evidence., the evidence he gave in co…

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fallacy

ˈfæl.ə.si

noun
A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
Usage examples:
The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy

noun
A false belief
Usage examples:
[ + that clause ] it is a common fallacy that only men are good at math., a fallacious argument

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falsehood

ˈfɒls.hʊd

noun
The state of being untrue.
Usage examples:
The truth or falsehood of the many legends which surround her

noun
Something that is not true; a lie

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fantasy

ˈfæn.tə.si

noun
The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.
Usage examples:
His researches had moved into the realms of fantasy

verb
Imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about.
Usage examples:
It is ludicrous to fantasy ‘disinventing’ the hydrogen bomb

noun
A pleasant but unlikely situation that you enjoy thinking about, or the activity of thinking in this way
Usage examples:
[ c ] writing songs was just a fantasy of mine., [ u ] she retreated from life into a world of fant…

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invention

ɪnˈven.ʃən

noun
The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
Usage examples:
The invention of printing in the 15th century

noun
Something newly designed or created, or the activity of designing or creating new things
Usage examples:
[ c ] the mountain bike was a california invention., [ u ] the invention of the pressure cooker pro…

noun
A product or a way of doing something which has never been made or never existed before
Usage examples:
Turning an invention from an idea into a money-making product is a long job., a new inventions, the…

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misbelief

mɪsbɪˈliːf

noun
A wrong or false belief or opinion.
Usage examples:
The misbelief that alcohol problems require a specialist response

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mythos

ˈmʌɪθɒs

noun
A myth or mythology.
Usage examples:
The arthurian mythos

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mythus

ˈmʌɪθəs

noun
A myth or mythos.
Usage examples:
The progress of any people is marked by its mythi.

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old wives' tale

ˌəʊld ˈwaɪvzˌteɪl

noun
A traditional story or belief, esp. one that is not true

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saga

ˈsɑː.ɡə

noun
A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.
Usage examples:
A figure straight out of a viking saga

noun
A long, detailed story of connected events
Usage examples:
The gold rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old west.

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story

ˈstɔː.ri

noun
An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
Usage examples:
An adventure story

noun
Variant spelling of storey.

noun
A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.
Usage examples:
A three-storey building

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tale

noun
A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
Usage examples:
A delightful children's tale

All meanings and translations of Tale

tradition

trəˈdɪʃ.ən

noun
The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
Usage examples:
Members of different castes have by tradition been associated with specific occupations

noun
A way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time, or the practice of following behavior and beliefs that have been so established
Usage examples:
[ c ] it is a western tradition for brides to wear white., [ u ] the dinka people are cattle-farmer…

All meanings and translations of Tradition

untruth

noun
A lie or false statement (often used euphemistically).
Usage examples:
They go off and tell untruths about organizations for which they worked

noun
A statement that is not true
Usage examples:
It's not the first time that the paper has been in trouble for printing untruths about people's pri…

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