misconceive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
misconceive
    v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
         as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn:
         {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive},
         {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Misconceive \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 misunderstand; to misjudge; to
   misapprehend.
   [1913 Webster]

         Those things which, for want of due consideration
         heretofore, they have misconceived.      --Hooker.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
        [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "misconceive":
      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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