misconceive
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of misconceive
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mis- 1, conceive
Example Sentences
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Regrettably, he and they misconceive the application of the U.S.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023
People misconceive reality, according to his diagnosis, because they think about it without imagination or by rote.
From Time Magazine Archive
You do not understand me—you, in common with other chiefs, appear to misconceive the terms of this treaty.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
Let us be careful that we do not misconceive it in one most important particular!
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Bostwick, Arthur Elmore
In the first place, you entirely misconceive the process by which the Revelation comes to Mary.
From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward
Some movies are toxically misconceived, and “The Drama” is among them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Those changes enabled the bandmates, friends since they were teens, to become even closer, despite any misconceived notion that they’ve been at odds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Penult Capital Partners, which arranges insurance for E&J Estates, said "the various claims made by Velitor are fundamentally misconceived".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
Mrs Vardy later launched an appeal bid against the decision, claiming it constituted "serious misconduct", while Mrs Rooney's lawyers claimed the challenge was "misconceived".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
If, after all, she was capable of misconceiving the entire set of his motives during the past two years, expostulation would be futile.
From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward
The early modern interpreters of the jurisprudence of Rome, misconceiving the meaning of Jus Gentium, assumed without hesitation that the Romans had bequeathed to them a system of rules for the adjustment of international transactions.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir
The figure was at a premium, and fit for any glass case that its vivacity should allow to enclose it—wherein it might be surrounded by wondering, admiring and often quite inevitably misconceiving observers.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry
Don't ask me to forgive; I ask your pardon for misconceiving you; I have nothing to forgive in you.
From The Unwilling Vestal by White, Edward Lucas
To come anywhere near fulfilling them requires long time and study, and action unimpeded by a misconceiving community.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
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