misconceiving
Forming false impressions
Misconceiving is forming a wrong idea or interpretation of something.
To misconceive is to misunderstand fundamentally, not just in detail: She was misconceiving his intentions as hostile when he meant to help.
The error lies in the basic conception rather than in facts or specifics.
Incorrect understanding of meaning
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- misperceiveUnderstand incorrectly through senses
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
misjudgment · confusion · miscomprehend · misreckon · misestimate · distort · fallacy · erroneous
Foolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- miscalculationError in estimation
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
fault · misstep · lapse · slip · flaw · wrong assumption · false belief · faulty reasoning
Belief formed beforehand
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
partiality · bigotry · narrow-mindedness · discrimination · intolerance · snap judgment · closed-mindedness · presupposition
Erroneous understanding of reality
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- self-deceptionConvincing yourself of falsehoods
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
misinterpretation
Incorrect understanding of meaning
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- misperceiveUnderstand incorrectly through senses
misread · misjudgment · confusion · miscomprehend · misreckon · misestimate · distort · fallacy · erroneous · mistake
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- miscalculationError in estimation
- inaccuracyLack of precision
oversight · fault · misstep · lapse · slip · flaw · wrong assumption · false belief · faulty reasoning · logical error
preconception
Belief formed beforehand
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
assumption · partiality · bigotry · narrow-mindedness · discrimination · intolerance · snap judgment · closed-mindedness · presupposition · foregone conclusion
false impression
Erroneous understanding of reality
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- self-deceptionConvincing yourself of falsehoods
misconceivingcomprehending
Mentally taking in meaning
understanding · grasping · apprehending · fathoming · realizing
misconceivingperceiving
Becoming conscious of something
seeing · appreciating · intuiting · penetrating · sussing out
conceive, conception, misconception, conceived, conceivable, inconceivable, conceiving, misconceive, unperceived