1
as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development
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2
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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But it’s based on a misunderstanding of how contraceptives work.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some notarios capitalize on that complexity — and immigrants’ misunderstanding of America’s legal regulations — by marketing immigration services that they are not allowed to offer in this country, interviews and court records show.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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And Apple has no plans to release Veritas as a standalone consumer app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who calls this a mistake, and is calling for Apple to release the AI chatbot as a standalone app.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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But even his mistakes were committed in his desire to protect the integrity of the institution he’d been appointed to lead.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Misapprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapprehension. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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