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Misconceive   /mɪskənsˈiv/   Listen
Misconceive

verb
(past & past part. misconceived; pres. part. misconceiving)
1.
Interpret in the wrong way.  Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand.  "She misconstrued my remarks"





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"Misconceive" Quotes from Famous Books



... and it is a terror only because the urgency of our transitory desires makes us misconceive the mystery. But read over again the great peaceful words of Maeterlinck in his book on death, words ringing with compassion for our fears in ...
— Letters of a Soldier - 1914-1915 • Anonymous


Words linked to "Misconceive" :   construe, see, misconception, interpret


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