Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misconceive

/ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-con-ceive
IPA: /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To misunderstand.

verb

To judge or plan badly, typically on the basis of faulty misunderstanding.

Example Sentences

"1694, William Congreve, The Double-Dealer Nay, misconceive me not, madam, when I say I have had a gen'rous and a faithful passion, which you had never favoured, but through revenge and policy."
"HS2 has never had that. It was missold, misnamed and misconceived. It was promoted as a piece of engineering, rather than as a vital part of the railway."

Etymology

From Middle English misconceiven, equivalent to mis- + conceive.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: *keh₂p-, misconceiven

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/

Inflected Forms

misconceives (present, singular) misconceiving (participle, present) misconceived (participle, past) misconceived (past)

Derived Forms

misconceivable misconceiver misconception

Synonyms

misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand misapprehend be amiss

Rhymes With

believe leave we've receive steve achieve eve sleeve relieve naive perceive retrieve

Questions

How do you pronounce misconceive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/.
What does misconceive mean?: To misunderstand.
Where does misconceive come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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