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

But to suppose that either of these charges extends to the character of the moralist is altogether to misconceive the position which moral theories actually hold in life.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

“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

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