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Thesaurus: misconceive

To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.

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  1. v. t. & i. To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
  2. v. interpret in the wrong way
  3. To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend. Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they have misconceived. Hooker. Syn. -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
  4. To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive afalse notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, theyhave misconceived. Hooker.
  5. v:100 v interpret in the wrong way