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misapprehension

[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]
/ ˌmÉŖs Ʀp rɪˈhɛn ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
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Origin of misapprehension

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

OTHER WORDS FROM misapprehension

misĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·sive, adjectivemisĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·siveĀ·ly, adverbmisĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·siveĀ·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for misapprehension

misapprehension
/ (ˌmÉŖsƦprɪˈhɛnŹƒÉ™n) /

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