misconceive
misconceive · misconceives · misconceived · misconceiving
To misunderstandTo misunderstand.
US/ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/
Meaning
2 sensesTo misunderstand.
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.
More definitions
- interpret in the wrong way
Origin
From Middle English misconceiven, equivalent to mis- + conceive.From Middle English misconceiven, equivalent to mis- + conceive.
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Forms
misconceives, misconceiving, misconceived, misconceived| Base form | misconceive · to misconceive |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misconceives |
| Present participle | misconceiving |
| Past simple | misconceived |
| Past participle | misconceived |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- interpret in the wrong way:misconstruemisinterpretmisunderstandmisapprehendbe amiss
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedmisconception
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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