misconceive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: misconceive	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for misconceive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misconceive v interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" Synonym(s): misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 misjudge; to misapprehend. Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they have misconceived. --Hooker. Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.