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misapprehension
[mis-ap-ri-hen-shuhn]
misapprehension
/ ËŒ³¾Éª²õæ±è°ùɪˈ³óÉ›²Ôʃə²Ô /
noun
a failure to understand fully; misconception
the misapprehension that acting was easy
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- misapprehensive adjective
- misapprehensively adverb
- misapprehensiveness noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of misapprehension1
Example Sentences
Claims that men are "innocent" in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt are rarely about a sincere misapprehension of the facts.
The fancifully named Department of Government Efficiency is grounded in a fundamental misapprehension of how the federal government works.
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.
Some Angelenos labor under the misapprehension that on New Year’s Eve you can legally shoot a gun in the air.
Instead we’re contending with the fallout of another strongman’s disastrous misapprehension of his enemies.
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