Thesaurus results for MISCONCEIVE

misconceive

verb

ˌmis-kən-ˈsēv

Definition of misconceive

as in to misunderstand

to make an incorrect judgment regarding misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis

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Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Cuban argued that the proposal misunderstands how startup wealth works.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Still, Wall Street appears to be greatly underestimating the size of the opportunity and the pace of AI adoption.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Lampkin could be more of an outlier than an example, but there’s little doubt he’s been underestimated — something Lampkin acknowledged upon arriving last season.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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In September 2011, Daniels, then a 17-year-old dropout and a member of the Bloods, was walking to the laundromat with his sister when rival gang members approached her — mistaking her for Daniels’ other sister, who was also caught up in the streets.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
And both times, there was no mistaking who the gallery wanted to win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistake

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Deebo Samuel, not Cowing, was the team’s punt returner to open the game, and Cowing misjudged one of his early attempts, allowing the ball to bounce in front of him.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The extent of harm, after all, can be misjudged by those suffering it, and complaints are not always offered by the frightened captive.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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