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misapprehension

[mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn]

misapprehension

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noun

  1. a failure to understand fully; misconception

    the misapprehension that acting was easy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • misapprehensive adjective
  • misapprehensively adverb
  • misapprehensiveness noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of misapprehension1

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