Meaning of MISCONCEIVE
| Pronunciation: | | `miskun'seev
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| | Definition: | | [v] interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
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| | Synonyms: | | be amiss, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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| | See Also: | | construe, interpret, see | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]
To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a
false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
Those things which, for want of due consideration
heretofore, they have misconceived. --Hooker.
Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
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| | Related Terms: | | contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misapprehend, miscite, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, pervert, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, wrench |
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