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mis⋅con⋅ceive
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ˌmɪs
kənˈsiv
/
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n-
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object),
-ceived,
-ceiv⋅ing.
to conceive or interpret wrongly; misunderstand.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME;
see
mis-
1
,
conceive
Related forms:
mis⋅con⋅ceiv⋅er,
noun
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misconceive
mis·con·ceive
(mĭs'kən-sēv')
tr.v.
mis·con·ceived
,
mis·con·ceiv·ing
,
mis·con·ceives
To interpret incorrectly; misunderstand.
mis'con·ceiv'er
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
misconceive
c.1386, "to have a wrong notion of;" see
mis- (1)
+
conceive.
Hence,
misconception
(1665).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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