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misapprehend

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mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hend

  [mis-ap-ri-hend]
Use misapprehend in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to misunderstand.
Origin:
1645–55; mis- 1 + apprehend

Related forms:
mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hend⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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mis·ap·pre·hend   (mĭs-āp'rĭ-hěnd')   
tr.v.   mis·ap·pre·hend·ed, mis·ap·pre·hend·ing, mis·ap·pre·hends
To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.
mis·ap'pre·hen'sion (-hěn'shən) n.
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