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单词 misapprehends
释义

misapprehend

verb

mis·​ap·​pre·​hend (ˌ)mis-ˌa-pri-ˈhend How to pronounce misapprehend (audio)
misapprehended; misapprehending; misapprehends

transitive verb

: to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
misapprehension
(ˌ)mis-ˌa-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən How to pronounce misapprehend (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • misconstrue
  • misinterpret
  • misknow
  • misperceive
  • misread
  • miss
  • mistake
  • misunderstand
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Example Sentences

unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons
Recent Examples on the Web Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation. New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 But to call him a ‘man of the Right’ is to misapprehend his own words and actions. John Hirschauer, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020 Traditionally, that's led to things like snakes on stage and misapprehended awards speeches. Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 20 Aug. 2018 This isn’t just shooting your mouth off on the stump—this is the nation’s top lawyer completely misapprehending what judges do and what states are. Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017 Yet by the same logic, giving Washington and Jefferson a pass for being slaveholders misapprehends a moral problem embedded in our nation at its conception. Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017 This is a silly parlor game that misapprehends James’s gifts, which have never been those of a pure scorer. Michael Powell, New York Times, 10 June 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

misapprehends

verb

present tense third-person singular of misapprehend
as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misunderstands
  • misconstrues
  • misperceives
  • misreads
  • misconceives
  • misses
  • misinterprets
  • misjudges
  • mistakes
  • misknows
  • misdeems
  • mishears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • knows
  • understands
  • apprehends
  • comprehends
  • sees
  • conceives
  • appreciates
  • perceives
  • grasps
  • seizes
  • penetrates
  • gets
  • catches
  • takes in
  • makes out
  • groks
  • savvies
  • fathoms
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