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Wrong end of the stick

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA wrong idea about something, a misconception.
"As usual, the newspapers got hold of the wrong end of the stick and stated the whole problem in reverse."

Synonyms

misconceptionwrong numberwrongmisconclusionmisanswermisunderstandingmisassumptionwrongheadednessmisconjecturemisregardmisopinionmisconstruction
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