misapprehension

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mis·ap·pre·hen·sion

[mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn]

Origin:
1620–30; mis-1 + apprehension

mis·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
mis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
mis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
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misapprehension (ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a failure to understand fully; misconception: the misapprehension that acting was easy

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Misapprehension is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

misapprehension
1620s; from mis- (1) + apprehension.
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Example sentences
But this is based on a fundamental misapprehension of the way democracy works,
  when it does work.
What people call deformation in my work results from their own misapprehension.
There is common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of
  instrument or apparatus.
Alarm and misapprehension were not confined to the illiterate.
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