misconceive
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Regrettably, he and they misconceive the application of the U.S.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023
People misconceive reality, according to his diagnosis, because they think about it without imagination or by rote.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let us be careful that we do not misconceive it in one most important particular!
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Arthur Elmore Bostwick
When we revolt against primitive facts, we equally misconceive the constitution of our intelligence and the end of philosophy.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Victor Cousin
But you misconceive me: I return, at once, and my friend remains behind to answer for me.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Robert Louis Stevenson
The two actors play a couple whose engagement is thrown into chaos by a single shocking secret in this misconceived rom-com from Kristoffer Borgli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
They have also urged the court to dismiss Patil's "misconceived and premature" plea challenging the investigation against him.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Those changes enabled the bandmates, friends since they were teens, to become even closer, despite any misconceived notion that they’ve been at odds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
The panel also described Mr Benton's arguments as "misconceived or erroneous", finding the sanction was "neither unreasonable nor disproportionate".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
But Darwin, in all truth, had misconceived the notion, and pangene would always carry the memory of that misconception.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Hearing him, sensible of his apparent impatience and misconceiving the cause of it, Damaris' temper stirred.
From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet
Without taking rest or food, Shamus proceeded to London Bridge, often put out of his course by wrong directions, and as often by forgetting and misconceiving true ones.
From Stories by English Authors: Ireland by Samuel Lover
For wine has many excellences, and one pre-eminent one, about which there is a difficulty in speaking to the many, from a fear of their misconceiving and misunderstanding what is said.
From Laws by Benjamin Jowett
Those who went with him and believed in him Were mostly dull, uneducated men, Simple and honest, dazed by what he did, And misconceiving every word he said.
From A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem : First Century by William Wetmore Story
If, after all, she was capable of misconceiving the entire set of his motives during the past two years, expostulation would be futile.
From The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White
