noun
- an instance of thinking wrongly; incorrect or faulty thinking
Usage: rare; literary
verb
- present participle of misthink; to think wrongly or incorrectly about something
Usage: rare; literary
Examples
- His misthinking about the problem led him to an incorrect solution.
- She was misthinking the situation when she assumed he was angry.
- The misthinking of the ancient scholars about the nature of light was eventually corrected by modern science.
- Avoid misthinking by carefully considering all available evidence.
- Their misthinking about the project's timeline caused delays.