misconjecture

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/mɪskənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

verb

To conjecture wrongly; to misguess

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Meanings

verbmisconjecture (third-person singular simple present misconjectures, present participle misconjecturing, simple past and past participle misconjectured)

present singular third person misconjectures · participle present misconjecturing · participle past misconjectured · past misconjectured

  1. archaicTo conjecture wrongly; to misguess
nounmisconjecture (plural misconjectures)

plural misconjectures

  1. archaicA wrong conjecture or guess.

    I hope they will plausibly receive our attempts, or candidly correct our misconjectures

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

From mis- + conjecture.

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APA

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Chicago

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