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misapprehension

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mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅sion

  [mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn]
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–noun
misunderstanding.
Origin:
1620–30; mis- 1 + apprehension

Related forms:
mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive, adjective
mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
mis⋅ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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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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Word Origin & History

misapprehension 
1629; see mis- (1) + apprehend.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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