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[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ] / ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛn ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR misapprehension ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of misapprehensionFirst recorded in 1620–30; mis-1 + apprehension OTHER WORDS FROM misapprehensionmis·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjectivemis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverbmis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, nounWords nearby misapprehensionmisanthropic, misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten, misbehave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for misapprehensionIn fairness, Arcady has put this misapprehension in context. A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France|Tracy McNicoll|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The main purpose of the invasion of Iraq, he argued, was to reverse that misapprehension. Paul Ryan, Meet Dr. Lewis and Mr. Bernard|Hussein Ibish|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST He will not endure, with his visit to Corinth close at hand, that there should be any misapprehension as to their relations. Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney More often than not this is the result of a misapprehension of what houses are for. Vocational Guidance for Girls|Marguerite Stockman Dickson
I should not like to ask an indulgent and idle public to saunter about with me under a misapprehension. Saunterings|Charles Dudley Warner This would prevent the misapprehension of the gentleman mentioned by Mr. Boudinot. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton But you, under some misapprehension of your duties, appear to assume that I am guilty until I have proved myself innocent. The Crime Club|William Holt-White
British Dictionary definitions for misapprehension
nouna failure to understand fully; misconceptionthe misapprehension that acting was easy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to misapprehensionmisinterpretation, confusion, delusion, misreckoning, error, misconception, mix-up, mistake, misconstruction, misjudgment, confounding |