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- Dictionarymisapprehension/ˌmɪsaprɪˈhɛnʃn/
noun
- 1. a mistaken belief about or interpretation of something: "people tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens"
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a failure to understand something, or an understanding or belief about something that is not correct: He was under the misapprehension that those chemicals were banned. (Definition of misapprehension from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. Synonyms. misconstrue. misinterpret. misknow. misperceive. misread. miss. mistake. misunderstand. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of misapprehend in a Sentence. unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons.
a failure to understand something, or an understanding or belief about something that is not correct: [ + that ] Most industrialists labor under a misapprehension (= wrongly believe) that unrestrained economic growth can be achieved without damaging the environment. Synonyms. mistake. misunderstanding. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Misapprehension definition: misunderstanding. . See examples of MISAPPREHENSION used in a sentence.
When you have a misapprehension, you make a mistake trying to understand something, which leads you to believe something that isn't true. You may have a misapprehension about your brother's motives for being so nice to you this week.
misapprehension - an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
misapprehension definition: an idea or opinion about someone or something that is wrong: . Learn more.
misapprehension meaning, definition, what is misapprehension: a mistaken belief or a wrong understandi...: Learn more.
A misapprehension is a wrong idea or impression that you have about something. Many here seem to be labouring under the misapprehension that grapes are alien to India. Synonyms: misunderstanding , mistake , error , delusion More Synonyms of misapprehension
Misapprehension definition: A failure to understand something; an illusion , misconception or misunderstanding. .
