1
as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development
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as in mistake
a wrong judgment
a common misapprehension about how our language functions
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Recent Examples of misapprehension
But Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, meanwhile, was under a similar misapprehension.
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misapprehension
Noun
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Another widespread misunderstanding is that parents can prevent all illness with hygiene, nutrition or supplements.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Sidney-Levi side of the proceedings is less interesting but more dominant, demonstrating a strange misunderstanding of the show’s appeal.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 49ers also made a big mistake in fielding just 10 players on the very play on which Warner was injured.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Conservative activists have spent the past forty-six years arguing that this was a terrible mistake.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Misapprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapprehension. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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