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misconceive

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mis·con·ceive  (mskn-sv)
tr.v. mis·con·ceived, mis·con·ceiv·ing, mis·con·ceives
To interpret incorrectly; misunderstand.

miscon·ceiver n.

misconceive [ˌmɪskənˈsiːv]
vb
to have the wrong idea; fail to understand
misconceiver  n
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Verb1.misconceive - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

misconceive
verb misunderstand, mistake, misjudge, fail to understand, misconstrue, get the wrong idea about, misapprehend, get your lines crossed about We misconceived their purpose.
Translations
misconceive [ˌmɪskənˈsiːv] VTentender mal, comprender mal
misconceive
vt (= understand wrongly)verkennen, eine falsche Vorstellung haben von; (= base on false assumption)von einer falschen Voraussetzung ausgehen bei


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you distort my words as you misconceive my intentions.
It was impossible to misconceive the threat or to exaggerate the danger.
 
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