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View synonyms for misapprehension

misapprehension

[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]

misapprehension

/ ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən /

noun

  1. a failure to understand fully; misconception

    the misapprehension that acting was easy



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Other Words From

  • misap·pre·hensive adjective
  • misap·pre·hensive·ly adverb
  • misap·pre·hensive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of misapprehension1

First recorded in 1620–30; mis- 1 + apprehension

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Example Sentences

In fairness, Arcady has put this misapprehension in context.

The U.S. military, meanwhile, it seemed to me was laboring under an entirely different misapprehension.

The main purpose of the invasion of Iraq, he argued, was to reverse that misapprehension.

The darkness, or rather the general misapprehension, which prevails on this subject, is a frightful source of disease and misery.

There must, I imagine, be some misapprehension of the figures here, and I feel sure that those given above are nearer the mark.

"Yes, I told Lady Kirton she was labouring under some misapprehension," he quietly answered.

It seems a misapprehension to suggest either selfishness or ingratitude on the part of the dying King.

When I mention her house, I must remove the misapprehension which seems to have allarmed you.

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