Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 13 compound words that contain myths. The most common are listed below. Open myths in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- creation mythsplural of creation myth: A symbolic account of the creation of the world/universe in a particular culture; often involving a creator deity.
- origin mythsplural of origin myth: A type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world.
- urban mythsplural of urban myth: A widely circulated story, often believed to be true by the teller, but usually distorted, exaggerated or fabricated for sensational effect, and often having elements of humour or horror.
- ur-mythsplural of ur-myth: A myth believed to be a precursor or prototype to all existing myths.
- stab-in-the-back mythsplural of stab-in-the-back myth: The Dolchstoßlegende: a widespread historical conspiracy theory in right-wing circles in Germany after 1918, claiming that Germany did not lose World War I militarily and capitulated needlessly after having …
Compound words 13
- antimythsplural of antimyth: A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.
- countermythsplural of countermyth: A myth that counters or contradicts another.
- cybermythsplural of cybermyth: A myth, or urban myth, associated with or transmitted by means of the Internet.
- edumythsplural of edumyth: Pseudoscientific belief about education, pedagogy, or learning without an empirical basis.
- epimythsplural of epimyth: The moral of a story.
- Euromythsplural of Euromyth: A commonly-held false belief about the European Commission or European Union.
- geomythsplural of geomyth: A myth that describes some geological event.
- monomythsplural of monomyth: A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.
- mythscapesplural of mythscape: A landscape based on myth, or expressed in terms of myth.
- neuromythsplural of neuromyth: A commonly-held false belief about neuroscience or something falling within its area of study.