misapprehend

mis·ap·pre·hend

 (mĭs-ăp′rĭ-hĕnd′)

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·ap′pre·hen′sion (-hĕn′shən) n.

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misapprehend

(ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd)

vb

(tr) to misunderstand; misinterpret

ˌmisappreˈhensive adj

ˌmisappreˈhensively adv

ˌmisappreˈhensiveness n

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mis•ap•pre•hend

(ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛnd)

v.t.

misunderstand.

[1645–55]

mis`ap•pre•hen′sion (-ˈhɛn ʃən) n.

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misapprehend

Past participle: misapprehended
Gerund: misapprehending

Imperative

misapprehend

misapprehend

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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?"

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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.

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misapprehend

verb

To understand incorrectly:

misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand.

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Translations

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misapprehend

[ˌmɪsæprɪˈhend] VT → entender mal, comprender mal

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misapprehend

vt → missverstehen

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