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English
Etymology
From mis- + apprehension.
Noun
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
Translations
a failure to understand something