misapprehension

[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]

/ ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛn ʃən /

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noun

misunderstanding.

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Origin of misapprehension

First recorded in 1620–30; mis-¹ + apprehension

OTHER WORDS FROM misapprehension

mis·ap·pre·hen·sive, adjectivemis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverbmis·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby misapprehension

misanthropic, misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misappropriation, misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten

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How to use misapprehension in a sentence

In an account of a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, she observes, “I had not heard so many revelations of a certain kind since I used to fall into conversations on Greyhound buses under the misapprehension that it was a good way to learn about life.”
Joan Didion’s ‘Let Me Tell You What I Mean’ shows a writer ahead of her time|Charles Arrowsmith|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Attempting to determine the particular time the corpse flower “bloomed” revealed my own misapprehension of the subject.
Coup d’etats in the age of the Internet|Robert Hackett|January 12, 2021|Fortune
The widespread misapprehension about Stoicism is even endorsed by a number of scholars who should know better.
The Joys of Being a Stoic - Issue 92: Frontiers|Massimo Pigliucci|November 4, 2020|Nautilus
There’s a lot of fear, confusion, and misapprehension about why the US is in debt to China and what what would happen if China were to call it in.
How much US debt does China own?|Annabelle Timsit|September 24, 2020|Quartz

In 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 U.S. military, meanwhile, it seemed to me was laboring under an entirely different misapprehension.
What If the Iraq War Never Happened?|Michael Ware|March 20, 2013|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
The darkness, or rather the general misapprehension, which prevails on this subject, is a frightful source of disease and misery.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
There must, I imagine, be some misapprehension of the figures here, and I feel sure that those given above are nearer the mark.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
"Yes, I told Lady Kirton she was labouring under some misapprehension," he quietly answered.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
It seems a misapprehension to suggest either selfishness or ingratitude on the part of the dying King.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
When I mention her house, I must remove the misapprehension which seems to have allarmed you.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for misapprehension

misapprehension

/ (ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən) /

noun

a failure to understand fully; misconceptionthe misapprehension that acting was easy

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