misconclude

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ conclude.

Verb

misconclude (third-person singular simple present misconcludes, present participle misconcluding, simple past and past participle misconcluded)

1. To arrive at the wrong conclusion.
   • 1799, John Flavell, The Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel:

     […] false reasoning themselves, namely, by making false syllogisms; whereby they misconclude about their spiritual and eternal estate and condition, and befool themselves.

   • 1985, Watchman Nee, The Spirit of the Gospel, page 96:

     Some people, viewing these verses from the human side, misconclude the words in Mark 16.17-18 to signify the things mentioned there to be quite extraordinary.

   • 2008, Yiorghos Leventis, Nanako Murata Sawayanagi, Crossing Over Cyprus: Studies on the Divided Island in the Eastern Mediterranean, page 42:

     However, we must not misconclude that Greek Cypriots are a weak population worthy of being overlooked.

Synonyms

• misinfer