misconceive

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.