Misconceive
[mɪskən'siːv] or [,mɪskən'siv]
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
Editor: Lou
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Misapprehend, misunderstand, misjudge, mistake.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONCEIVE]
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Definition
v.t. to conceive wrongly: to mistake.—v.i. to have a wrong conception of anything.—n. Misconcep′tion.
Editor: Rosalie
Examples
- He probably misconceived every issue upon which he voted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It should be obvious that this philosophic movement misconceived the significance of the practical movement. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- From the very first this new teaching was misconceived. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Europe drifted towards a dreary imitation and revival of the misconceived failures of the past. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Previously his story was overlaid by monstrous accumulations of legend, and his teaching violently misconceived. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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