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

Ah, my dear friends, you entirely misconceive this extraordinary proposal.

From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Schubin, Ossip

In the first place, you entirely misconceive the process by which the Revelation comes to Mary.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward

"If I do not misconceive them greatly, they must be very unsuitable associates for a young lady educated in a French convent."

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James