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View synonyms for misconceive

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmisconˈceiver, noun
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Other Words From

  • miscon·ceiver noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misconceive1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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