misconceived

misconceived is the simple past and past participle of misconceive.

Meaning of misconceive

misconceive (third-person singular simple present misconceives, present participle misconceiving, simple past and past participle misconceived)

To misunderstand.
- Nay, misconceive me not, madam, when I say I have had a gen'rous and a faithful passion, which you had never favoured, but through revenge and policy.1694, William Congreve, The Double-Dealer
To judge or plan badly, typically on the basis of faulty misunderstanding.
- HS2 has never had that. It was missold, misnamed and misconceived. It was promoted as a piece of engineering, rather than as a vital part of the railway.2024 February 7, Christian Wolmar, “LNER's crazy idea will price more people off the railway”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 45

misconceived (comparative more misconceived, superlative most misconceived)

Badly or wrongly conceived.
1. Being a bad idea; poorly thought out.
  - Despite a misconceived orchestral accompaniment, Don's reworking of John D. Loudermilk's 1963 lament for the Cherokee Indians, "Indian Reservation," touched home.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 224

comparative	more misconceived
superlative	most misconceived

What does misconceived mean?: Misconceived means badly or wrongly conceived.
What is misconceived the simple past and past participle of?: Misconceived is the simple past and past participle of misconceive.
What part of speech is misconceived?: Misconceived is an adjective.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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