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misapprehension

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misapprehension

1 a failure to understand correctly

tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development

Synonyms of misapprehension

incomprehension, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misknowledge, misreading, misunderstanding

Words Related to misapprehension

astigmatism, misconception, misperception, misprision, mistake

Near Antonyms of misapprehension

appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, conception, grasp, grokking, knowledge, perception, prehension, understanding

awareness, consciousness, realization

2 a wrong judgment

a common misapprehension about how our language functions

Synonyms of misapprehension

miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, misstep, mistake, slip, slipup

Words Related to misapprehension

blunder, boner, boob [British], clinker, errancy, error, fault, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, stumble, trip

misconception, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misprision, misunderstanding

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