misconjecture

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ conjecture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪskənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Verb

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

1. (archaic) To conjecture wrongly; to misguess

Noun

misconjecture (plural misconjectures)

1. (archaic) A wrong conjecture or guess.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

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

References

• “misconjecture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.