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

Regrettably, he and they misconceive the application of the U.S.

From Salon

When we lose sight of the role that only institutions can play and misconceive them as vehicles for self-interest and self-display, we end up undermining ourselves and others.

From Washington Post

"They misconceive the meaning of juror 'impartiality' in high-publicity cases, incorrectly equating knowledge of a crime with prejudgment of the accused," they wrote in the 55-page filing.

From Reuters

History does not repeat itself and we shouldn’t misconceive the present based on the past.

From Time

In trying to subject history to the order of logic they sometimes misconceive the filiation of ideas.

From Project Gutenberg