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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.

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mis·appre·hension (-hnshn) n.

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misapprehend

Verb

to misunderstand

misapprehension n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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?"