Misconceit

//mɪskənˈsiːt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    misconception obsolete

    "Full of melancholy and sad misfare , Through misconceit ; all unawares espide An armed Knight"

Verb
  1. 1
    To form a wrong opinion about; to misconceive. obsolete, transitive

Example

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"Full of melancholy and sad misfare , Through misconceit ; all unawares espide An armed Knight"

Etymology

From Middle English misconceite, equivalent to mis- + conceit.

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