misconceive

Questions about misconceive

What does misconceive mean?

misconceive means "interpret in the wrong way".

How many syllables are in misconceive?

misconceive has 3 syllables: mi-scon-ceive. The stress falls on "ceive". In IPA it is /mɪskənˈsiv/.

What is another word for misconceive?

Close synonyms include misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is misconceive a common word?

misconceive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with misconceive?

6 words rhyme with misconceive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.