Misconceiving

/ˌmɪs.kənˈsiː.vɪŋ/

गलत समझना; गलत धारणा बनाना

Origin & History

From mis- (‘wrongly’) + conceive (from Latin concipere ‘to take in, form an idea’), with -ing as the present participle/gerund ending.

mis- (‘गलत/विपरीत ढंग से’) + conceive (लैटिन concipere ‘ग्रहण करना, विचार बनाना’ से) और -ing वर्तमान कृदंत/क्रियावाचक संज्ञा का प्रत्यय।

Definition

Misconceiving means thinking about something in a wrong way or forming an inaccurate belief due to misunderstanding or faulty assumptions.

Misconceiving का अर्थ है किसी बात को गलत तरीके से सोचना या गलत समझ के कारण उसके बारे में गलत धारणा बनाना।

Parts of Speech

Verb (present participle/gerund):
She is misconceiving his silence as agreement.
वह उसकी चुप्पी को सहमति समझकर गलत धारणा बना रही है।

Usage Examples

He kept misconceiving constructive criticism as a personal attack.
Misconceiving the rules can lead to costly mistakes.
By misconceiving her tone, he responded too defensively.
They are misconceiving the data because they ignored key variables.

Antonyms

Understanding Comprehending Grasping Interpreting correctly Perceiving accurately

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Misconceive the point
मूल बात/बिंदु को गलत समझना
Misconceive someone's intentions
किसी के इरादों को गलत समझना
Misconceive the nature of something
किसी चीज़ के स्वभाव/प्रकृति को गलत समझना