misconceive
English
Etymology
From Middle English misconceiven, equivalent to mis- + conceive.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/
Verb
misconceive (third-person singular simple present misconceives, present participle misconceiving, simple past and past participle misconceived)
- to 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.
- 1694, William Congreve, The Double-Dealer
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