misconclude

To arrive at the wrong conclusion.

Verb

  1. To arrive at the wrong conclusion.
    • […] false reasoning themselves, namely, by making false syllogisms; whereby they misconclude about their spiritual and eternal estate and condition, and befool themselves. - 1799, John Flavell, The Whole Works of the...
    • 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. - 1985, Watchman Nee, The Spirit of the Gospel, page 96:
    • However, we must not misconclude that Greek Cypriots are a weak population worthy of being overlooked. - 2008, Yiorghos Leventis, Nanako Murata Sawayanagi, Crossing Over Cyprus: Studies on the Divided Island in the...

Origin

From mis- + conclude.

Forms

misconcludes misconcluding misconcluded

Synonyms

misinfer