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misconjecture

con·jec·ture
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-jek-cher]
    • /kənˈdʒɛk tʃər/
    • /mɪskəndʒˈektʃə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-jek-cher]
    • /kənˈdʒɛk tʃər/

Definitions of misconjecture word

  • noun misconjecture the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. 1
  • noun misconjecture an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation. 1
  • noun misconjecture Obsolete. the interpretation of signs or omens. 1
  • verb with object misconjecture to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability. 1
  • verb without object misconjecture to form conjectures. 1
  • noun misconjecture To conjecture wrongly. 1
See all 8 definitions of misconjecture

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Origin of misconjecture

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin conjectūra (< Middle French) inferring, reasoning, equivalent to conject(us) past participle of conjicere to throw together, form a conclusion (con- con- + -jicere, combining form of jacere to throw) + -ūra -ure; (v.) late Middle English conjecturen (< Middle French) < Late Latin conjecturāre, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Misconjecture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misconjecture

misconjecture popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for misconjecture

verb misconjecture

  • bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
  • screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
  • miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
  • flub — a blunder.
  • misjudge — Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.
All 63 Synonyms of misconjecture

Antonyms for misconjecture

verb misconjecture

  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  • succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.

noun misconjecture

  • conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
All 17 Antonyms of misconjecture

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