misapprehension
[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]
noun
Origin of misapprehension
1First recorded in 1620–30; mis-1 + apprehension
Other words from misapprehension
- mis·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjective
- mis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
- mis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for misapprehension
misapprehension
/ (ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən) /
noun
a failure to understand fully; misconception: the misapprehension that acting was easy
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