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

"Then, Se�ora, they would misconceive that authority," the politic prelate hurriedly replied.

From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore

For her purposes she preferred that he should entirely misconceive her.

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

“It is possible you misconceive your most estimable lady’s meaning,” suggested Rutley, with a smile.

From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest