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- Dictionarymis·ap·pre·hen·sion/ˌmisˌaprəˈhenSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a mistaken belief about or interpretation of something: "she must have been laboring under the misapprehension that you are nice"
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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)
: to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand. misapprehension. (ˌ)mis-ˌa-pri-ˈhen (t)-shən. noun. Synonyms. misconstrue. misinterpret. misknow. misperceive. misread. miss. mistake. misunderstand. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of misapprehend in a Sentence.
A misapprehension is a wrong idea or impression that you have about something. Men still appear to be labouring under the misapprehension that women want hairy, muscular men. We were by now under no misapprehension about the extent of the problem.
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.
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.
a wrong idea about something, or something you believe to be true that is not true. I was under the misapprehension that the course was for complete beginners. You seem to be under the misapprehension that I approve of the plan. Take your English to the next level.
Misapprehension definition: misunderstanding. . See examples of MISAPPREHENSION used in a sentence.
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"
an idea or opinion about someone or something that is wrong: [ + that ] He was labouring under the misapprehension (= wrongly believed) that she loved him. (Definition of misapprehension from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of misapprehension. in Chinese (Traditional) 誤解，誤會… See more.
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