"misconjecture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪskənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: misconjectures [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + conjecture. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|conjecture}} mis- + conjecture Head templates: {{en-noun}} misconjecture (plural misconjectures)
  1. (archaic) A wrong conjecture or guess. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-misconjecture-en-noun-bO99XVcS

Verb

IPA: /mɪskənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: misconjectures [present, singular, third-person], misconjecturing [participle, present], misconjectured [participle, past], misconjectured [past]
Etymology: From mis- + conjecture. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|conjecture}} mis- + conjecture Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconjecture (third-person singular simple present misconjectures, present participle misconjecturing, simple past and past participle misconjectured)
  1. (archaic) To conjecture wrongly; to misguess Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-misconjecture-en-verb-V3ph9m3e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

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