misconceive
verb[T]
uk/ˌmɪs.kənˈsiːv/us/ˌmɪs.kənˈsiːv/tounderstandsomethingincorrectly, or tothinkthat something is different to the way it really is:
But the film'screatorsmisconceive thetruenatureofcorruption.
Itclaimsthat theselawyersarewrong,lackingininsightandperception, that they misconceivetheirownbehaviour.
- Marlenapointsout thatJewishdishesare notuniversallytheheavy,stodgymealswe misconceive them to be.
- Theexerciseatbestfundamentallymisconceived the Movement'snatureandaspirations.
- Inshort,modellinghumanbeingsasessentiallyself-interestedutilitymaximisers misconceivesradicallythenatureofhumankind.
Misunderstanding
- cross purposes
- disconnection
- don't get me wrongidiom
- forest
- get the wrong end of the stickidiom
- getyourwires crossedidiom
- labour
- misconceived
- misconception
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- misguided
- miss the pointidiom
- mistaken
- misunderstand
- misunderstanding
- non-comprehension
- not see the forest for the treesidiom
- underestimate
- wire