misconceive vs misunderstand

misconceive and misunderstand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misconceive	No	No	Yes	No
misunderstand	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, misconceive and misunderstand are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of misconceive include be amiss, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret.

misconceive (verb)	misunderstand (verb)
interpret in the wrong way	interpret in the wrong way