misconceive - use in sentences

Object

  • idea: It's an idea, and a misconceived idea at that!
  • notion: People are often intimidated by linen due to the misconceived notion that it is difficult to care for.
  • attempt: The Scottish Independence Convention was the SSP's misconceived attempt to capture the strategic high ground of Scottish politics.
  • view: I turn now to the other misconceived view of what British Conservatism is - that it is a local variant of a European movement.
  • perception: Green, of course, saw no reason to disabuse the media of their misconceived perception of his great power.
  • premise: Even the most promising joint venture may go wrong, whether through bad luck, a misconceived premise or disagreement between the parties.

Modifying Another Word

  • fundamentally: The judge said: " With respect that is fundamentally misconceived.
  • completely: With hindsight, the Government's initial optimism and its failure to impose an instant ban on animal movement were completely misconceived.
  • seriously: Building new airport capacity at the rate projected would leave the UK with seriously misconceived investment in ' stranded assets ' .
  • hopelessly: The interpretation of the Marduk texts is also hopelessly misconceived.
  • deeply: Most important, inviting people back to church is deeply misconceived.
  • often: And we work for positive change by campaigning and raising awareness of arthritis, an often misconceived condition.

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