Misconceiving
adj, verb
adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of misconceive form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Having false ideas; misleading.
"through the helpe of his faire hornes on hight, / And misty dampe of misconceiuing night, / And eke through likenesse of his gotish beard, / He did the better counterfeite aright [...]."
Example
More examples"through the helpe of his faire hornes on hight, / And misty dampe of misconceiuing night, / And eke through likenesse of his gotish beard, / He did the better counterfeite aright [...]."
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