misapprehension
English edit
Etymology edit
mis- + apprehension
Noun edit
misapprehension (countable and uncountable, plural misapprehensions)
- A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
- 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 57:
- They had thought it obsolete, but, were relieved of this misapprehension by Yule’s friend Major Trotter.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
a failure to understand something
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