misapprehension

[mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn]

noun

1. misunderstanding.

misapprehension

/ ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən /

noun

1. a failure to understand fully; misconception

   the misapprehension that acting was easy

Other Word Forms

• misapprehensive adjective
• misapprehensively adverb
• misapprehensiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misapprehension¹

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

Example Sentences

Claims that men are "innocent" in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt are rarely about a sincere misapprehension of the facts.

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The fancifully named Department of Government Efficiency is grounded in a fundamental misapprehension of how the federal government works.

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Fox and Musk have gotten away with spreading disinformation because of a self-serving misapprehension of the political speech doctrine: The First Amendment protects ‘core political speech’ above all other forms of expression.

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Some Angelenos labor under the misapprehension that on New Year’s Eve you can legally shoot a gun in the air.

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Instead we’re contending with the fallout of another strongman’s disastrous misapprehension of his enemies.

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