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

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

Plato—whom we refer to, because he is the coryphaeus of all the diverse host of Greek philosophy—seems to overestimate or rather to misconceive the place of knowledge.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

"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