misapprehension en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English apprehension English misapprehension From mis- + apprehension.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception, or misunderstanding.
They had thought it obsolete, but, were relieved of this misapprehension by Yule’s friend Major Trotter.
2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 57:Near-synonyms: misperception, miscomprehension
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misapprehensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
misperception · miscomprehension · wrong number
Translations (8)
uk непорозумі́ння (a failure to understand something) · de Fehlauffassung (a failure to understand something) · de Verkennung (a failure to understand something) · de Irrtum (a failure to understand something) · bg недоразумение (a failure to understand something) · de Missverständnis (a failure to understand something) · pdt Misvestentniss (a failure to understand something) · hu félreértés (a failure to understand something)