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misapprehend

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mis·ap·pre·hend  (ms-pr-hnd)
tr.v. mis·ap·pre·hend·ed, mis·ap·pre·hend·ing, mis·ap·pre·hends
To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.
mis·appre·hension (-hnshn) n.
misapprehend [ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd]
vb
(tr) to misunderstand
misapprehension  [ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən] n
misapprehensive  adj
misapprehensively  adv
misapprehensiveness  n
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Verb1.misapprehend - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
be amiss, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
misapprehend
verb misunderstand, mistake, misinterpret, misread, misconstrue, misconceive, get the wrong idea or impression about To see them as mere stereotypes is to misapprehend their significance.
Translations
misapprehend [ˌmɪsæprɪˈhend] VT → entender mal, comprender mal
misapprehend
vt → missverstehen


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"You misapprehend me, father; you often do," said Angel with a little impatience.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
I do not think that I misapprehend your meaning, Thrasymachus, I replied; but still I cannot hear without amazement that you class injustice with wisdom and virtue, and justice with the opposite.
The Republic by Plato View in context
Jarndyce, that that gentleman may have done me the honour so far to misapprehend my character as to induce you to believe that you would not have been received by my local establishment in Lincolnshire with that urbanity, that courtesy, which its members are instructed to show to all ladies and gentlemen who present themselves at that house.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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