Misconjecture [verb]
Definition of Misconjecture:
get the wrong idea
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Sentence/Example of Misconjecture:
Misconjecture, mis-kon-jek′tūr, n. a wrong conjecture or guess.
But do not misconjecture because this description sounds like a General Alarm that James was either lost or a dead one.