Meaning of MISAPPREHENSION
| Pronunciation: | | `misapri'henshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" |
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| | Synonyms: | | mistake, misunderstanding |
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| | See Also: | | misconception | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion\, n.
A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning
of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse of terms, catachresis, clerical error, contorting, corrigendum, distortion, eisegesis, erratum, error, failure, fault, faute, garbling, gloss, human error, malentendu, malobservation, misapplication, miscalculation, miscarriage, miscitation, misconception, misconstruction, miscount, misdeal, misexplanation, misexplication, misexposition, misidentification, misintelligence, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misplay, misprint, misquotation, misreading, misrendering, misreport, miss, misstatement, mistake, mistranslation, misunderstanding, misuse, misuse of words, perversion, squeezing, torturing, twisting, typo, typographical error, wrenching |
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