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/mɪsˌæpɹɪhˈɛnʃən/
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[ US /mɪˌsæpɹiˈhɛnʃən/ ]
[ US /mɪˌsæpɹiˈhɛnʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an understanding of something that is not correct
he wasn't going to admit his mistake
there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
make no mistake about his intentions
How To Use misapprehension In A Sentence
- American defender of theirs says just the same of their industrialism and free-trade; indeed, this gentleman, taking the bull by the horns, proposes that we should for the [78] future call industrialism culture, and the industrialists the men of culture, and then of course there can be no longer any misapprehension about their true character; and besides the pleasure of being wealthy and comfortable, they will have authentic recognition as vessels of sweetness and light. Culture and Anarchy
- hollered one ample young madam, under the misapprehension she was being casually friendly. LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY
- Despite frequent inconsistencies and misapprehensions, the work was a principal transmitter of ancient science and Neoplatonic thought to the western Middle Ages.
- Money orders which, in consequence of misapprehension of the name of the remitter or place of payment have been erroneously made out, can be returned to the postmaster, and a correct order given in exchange; a new commission, however, will be charged on the corrected order. Canadian Postal Guide
- Before it is too late, the government and all the parties related should work together to correct the current public misapprehensions and revive the collapsing poultry industry.
- It corrected some of the misapprehension of New Zealanders, stating that the Moriori were from the same East Polynesian background as the Maori.
- False septums may have been put in later on which could lead to the misapprehension of a syncarpous ovary at superficial examination.
- And George says that, in spite of many popular misapprehensions, logging is often good for forests.
- Cinderella's famous slipper was made of "vair," which, through a misapprehension in being translated Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
- This problem with misapprehension is very familiar, with overtones of those people (you know who you are) who think of the Internet as a bunch of "tubes," for example. Archive 2009-01-01
