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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That’s also another beat in the documentary where Evans and Holmes seem to misread or misunderstand popular culture, humor, or art.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of misunderstand

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Republicans are hoping the polls this year are underestimating their support, which has happened in the past.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Past changes have pushed the glacier into a retreat that may be difficult to reverse, while new modeling suggests scientists may have underestimated how warm seawater reaches beneath it.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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Those symptoms were consistent with acrylamide exposure, Suyama said, adding these could easily be mistaken for a neurodegenerative disease.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Neither algorithms nor their operators should mistake the limits of an existing explanation for the limits of reality.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

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Some have misjudged the strength of the surface mat, stepping in the wrong place or breaking through into the cold water below.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Notable Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made the case for an African rating agency, arguing that the Big Three misjudge African risk and that a homegrown agency could spot progress early, which the global firms would later confirm.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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