misconceive
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/
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ˌmɪskənˈsiːv
Pronunciation notes
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Verb
To misunderstand.
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More examples (1)
1694, William Congreve, The Double-Dealer Nay, misconceive me not, madam, when I say I have had a gen'rous and a faithful passion, which you had never favoured, but through revenge and policy.
To judge or plan badly, typically on the basis of faulty misunderstanding.
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HS2 has never had that. It was missold, misnamed and misconceived. It was promoted as a piece of engineering, rather than as a vital part of the railway.
Verb
interpret in the wrong way
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Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
She misconstrued my remarks
Word forms
misconceivesmisconceivingmisconceivedmisconceived