The phrase "a widely held misconception" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a belief or idea that is commonly accepted but is actually false or misleading.
Example: "Many people believe that eating carrots significantly improves eyesight, but this is a widely held misconception."
Alternatives: "a common misunderstanding" or "a prevalent fallacy".
Federighi's response may help put to rest a widely held misconception.
As for the difficulty Africans or anyone else might have following the daily antiretroviral regimen, now might be a good time to burst a widely held misconception.
This contributes to a widely held misconception that all people of faith and religious leaders oppose abortion access.
"It is a widely held misconception that TARP will make a profit," she writes right at the top of her 327-page report.
This is a widely held misconception that, according to the Missing Women Working Group's 2010 report, some police might hold as well.
This quote from Sigma-Aldrich bulletin 891A is a widely held misconception.
Already, the search for Howdy's legal guardian has corrected the widely held misconception that Mr. Rose created Original Howdy.
Through July 26 This exhibition proposes to correct the widely held misconception about Donald Judd's often-quoted 1965 article "Specific Objects": that it is a statement of first principles, a manifesto for Minimalist art.
(Cotter) 'Specific Objects' (through next Friday) The widely held misconception that Donald Judd's often-quoted 1965 article "Specific Objects" is a Minimal art manifesto is undermined by this smart show, but not completely dispersed.
(Cotter) 'Specific Objects' (Through July 26) The widely held misconception that Donald Judd's often-quoted 1965 article "Specific Objects" is a Minimal art manifesto is undermined by this smart show, but not completely dispersed.
(Smith) 'Specific Objects' (closes on Friday) The widely held misconception that Donald Judd's often-quoted 1965 article "Specific Objects" is a Minimal art manifesto is undermined by this smart show, but not completely dispersed.
