misconceive

Example Sentences

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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

“Well said, old Mole!” is, I think, not judicious, because it causes some actors to misconceive Shakespeare’s intention in this scene.

From Shakespeare in the Theatre by Poel, William

And greatly do you misconceive our close fellowship if you fear that in aught I would betray you, and that I would not screen you more than I would myself.

From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Pisan, Christin? de

This is, of course, to misconceive the Evangelist’s meaning.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Dods, Marcus