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misapprehension

American  
[mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn] / ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛn ʃən /

noun

  1. misunderstanding.

misapprehension British  
/ ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən /

noun

  1. a failure to understand fully; misconception

    the misapprehension that acting was easy
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Other Word Forms

  • misapprehensive adjective
  • misapprehensively adverb
  • misapprehensiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of misapprehension

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

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