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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And yet, many companies today still fundamentally misunderstand how to apply lean to their own operations.

— Joe Perkins, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Mercury opposes elusive Neptune, making deadlines, availability, or expectations easier to misunderstand.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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But my research shows that official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process.

— Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
As a result, business leaders who continue to rely on historical assumptions may be underestimating exposures that could have significant financial and operational consequences.

— Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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Locals who saw the creature in the Bolivian Andes had mistaken it for an ordinary house cat, said biologist and National Geographic explorer Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, who was part of the research team that studied them.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
These lacy white flowers look deceptively similar—but mistaking one for the other can have severe consequences.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026

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