misconceive

[ mis-kuhn-seev ]

verb (used with or without object)

, mis·con·ceived, mis·con·ceiv·ing.

1. to conceive or interpret wrongly; misunderstand.

misconceive

/ ˌmɪskənˈsiːv /

verb

1. to have the wrong idea; fail to understand

Derived Forms

• ˌmisconˈceiver, noun

Other Words From

• miscon·ceiver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misconceive¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mis- ¹, conceive

Example Sentences

But this is to misconceive the position taken up by the Minority Commissioners, and to fail in appreciation of their proposals.

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Nobody who has read the striking essay in which these words appear could a moment misconceive their author's meaning.

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I am concerned that he should in any instance misconceive me.

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For her purposes she preferred that he should entirely misconceive her.

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For the folk about these parts are apt to misconceive of our sufferings, and to have no feeling for us.

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