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

“It is possible you misconceive your most estimable lady’s meaning,” suggested Rutley, with a smile.

From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest

Lastly, it is to misconceive the nature of the mind to make of it something passive and inert.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

Pray, my dear sir, my dear Mr. Dingwell, don't misconceive; we use slang phrases, now and then, without the least meaning or disrespect: it has become quite the tong.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan