misconceive

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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

In trying to subject history to the order of logic they sometimes misconceive the filiation of ideas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

“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

Lastly, it is to misconceive the nature of the mind to make of it something passive and inert.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste