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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a superstitious misapprehension" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a misunderstanding or incorrect belief that is based on superstition.
Example: "Many people hold a superstitious misapprehension that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck."
Alternatives: "an irrational belief" or "a misguided notion".
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At best, they display a superstitious misapprehension concerning the properties of inanimate objects, similar to those wealthy fools who buy guitars once owned by Jimi Hendrix as if they bear actual, physical traces of his genius.
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Seafarers are a superstitious bunch.
I'm a superstitious person.
I'm a superstitious girl.
Garriott: The Russians are a superstitious lot.
"I'm not a superstitious man.
I'm not a superstitious person.
I am not a superstitious sort.
They are a superstitious lot anyway.
John Maine is a superstitious sort.
I'm kind of a superstitious person.
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