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Myth

mɪθ

Myth definitions
noun
myth myths
  1. 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

    "ancient Celtic myths"

  2. a widely held but false belief or idea

    "the belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a myth, according to dermatologists"

    myth belief old wives' tale notion
    • a misrepresentation of the truth

      "attacking the party's irresponsible myths about privatization"

    • a fictitious or imaginary person or thing

      "nobody had ever heard of Simon's mysterious friend—Anna said he was a myth"

    • an exaggerated or idealized conception of a person or thing

      "the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill myth"