Umbono wozungu uyincazelo yomcimbi noma isimo esivusa uzungu ngamaqembu amabi nanamandla, imvamisa ezombusazwe ngenkuthazo, lapho ezinye izincazelo zingenzeka . Leli gama linencazelo engemihle, okusho ukuthi ukudluliswa kozungu kususelwa ekubandlululeni noma ebufakazini obenele.Umbono wozungu awufani nozungu ; esikhundleni salokho, kubhekiswa kuzungu lokucabanga olunezici ezithile, njengokuphikisana nokuvumelana okuvamile phakathi kwalabo bantu ( njengososayensi noma izazi-mlando ) abakulungele ukuhlola ukunemba kwalo. Umbono wozungu ungaba owasekhaya noma owamazwe omhlaba, ugxile emicimbini eyodwa noma ehlanganisa izehlakalo eziningi nawo wonke amazwe, izifunda nezikhathi zomlando. Ngokusho kukaRuseell Muirhead noNancy Rosenblum, ngokomlando, uzungu lwendabuko lune "mbono", kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, "uzungu" kanye "nethiyori" sekuphelile, njengoba uzungu lwesimanje luhlala lungenalo uhlobo lwethiyori ngemuva kwalo. Goertzel, T (December 1994). Belief in conspiracy theories.  "explanations for important events that involve secret plots by powerful and malevolent groups" Brotherton, Robert. Measuring Belief in Conspiracy Theories: The Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale.  Additional sources: Barkun, Michael. Conspiracy Theories as Stigmatized Knowledge.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Barkun2016" defined multiple times with different content Brotherton, Robert.