dervast
Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Greek
- Home Country
- Greece
- Current Location
- Germany
Hello, yesterday I was trying to find the appropriate word for expressing the following.
It is a world full of X.
I am looking for the X word.
What I want to express is that we live in a world which is full of false "beliefs" (in a broad sense).
For example I am Greek and I know that most foreigners believe that Greeks are hospitable persons. Other people believe that Scottish people are stingy.
For me these statements do not hold and probably they are
I am trying to express false beliefs of the masses (masses is a valid word meaning the crowds right?)
So how do you express that?
I would like to thank you in advance for your help.
Best Regards
Alex.
It is a world full of X.
I am looking for the X word.
What I want to express is that we live in a world which is full of false "beliefs" (in a broad sense).
For example I am Greek and I know that most foreigners believe that Greeks are hospitable persons. Other people believe that Scottish people are stingy.
For me these statements do not hold and probably they are
- false beliefs (too general)
- myths (not so appropriate)
- legends (more for fairytale and more appropriate for one person-hero)
- typicalities (I do not think this fits)
I am trying to express false beliefs of the masses (masses is a valid word meaning the crowds right?)
So how do you express that?
I would like to thank you in advance for your help.
Best Regards
Alex.
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