MISAPPREHENSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

misapprehension

noun

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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 After a decade or so of making various iterations of her table and shelf works, Bove began to tire of the recurring misapprehension that viewers need to read every book and explore in depth every reference on display in order to understand the work. —

Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions. —

Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 But Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, meanwhile, was under a similar misapprehension. —

Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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Noun

But Jeanne’s death, and a misunderstanding over an apple cake, causes an uproar in the Rubinstein family across three generations.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Follow pre-decided processes to avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary emotional labor.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026