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
I am concerned that he should in any instance misconceive me.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel
They have been used to show that we misconceive the scheme of Edwards, when we ascribe to him the doctrine of fate.
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
But to estimate the pontificate of Gregory by the disasters of its closing years would be to misconceive its significance for the history of the papacy entirely.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Some movies are toxically misconceived, and “The Drama” is among them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 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
He said a review of the health service to be published on Thursday finds changes to the NHS were "hopelessly misconceived".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
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
Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
We have therefore insisted on the rational character of the idea of the good, but without misconceiving the part of sentiment.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor
Hearing him, sensible of his apparent impatience and misconceiving the cause of it, Damaris' temper stirred.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
To come anywhere near fulfilling them requires long time and study, and action unimpeded by a misconceiving community.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
It proved to be nothing but a reconnoissance, and showed that Hood was strangely misconceiving the situation.
From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson
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 Jowett, Benjamin
