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misapprehension
[ mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]
/ ĖmÉŖs Ʀp rÉŖĖhÉn ŹÉn /
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noun
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Origin of misapprehension
First recorded in 1620ā30; mis-1 + apprehension
OTHER WORDS FROM misapprehension
misĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·sive, adjectivemisĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·siveĀ·ly, adverbmisĀ·apĀ·preĀ·henĀ·siveĀ·ness, nounWords nearby misapprehension
misanthropic, misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misappropriation, misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten
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British Dictionary definitions for misapprehension
misapprehension
/ (ĖmÉŖsƦprÉŖĖhÉnŹÉn) /
noun
a failure to understand fully; misconceptionthe misapprehension that acting was easy
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