misconceive
verb
[ mɪskənˈsiːv ]
• fail to understand (something) correctly.
• "some academic latinists did misconceive Pound's poem in that way"
Similar:
misunderstand,
misinterpret,
put a wrong interpretation on,
misconstrue,
misapprehend,
mistake,
misread,
miss,
confuse,
confound,
take amiss,
miscalculate,
err,
be mistaken,
get the wrong idea,
get it/someone wrong,
receive a false impression,
be under a delusion,
be misguided about,
be at cross purposes,
be barking up the wrong tree,
