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as in misunderstandings
a failure to understand correctly
tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development
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as in mistakes
a wrong judgment
a common misapprehension about how our language functions
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Recent Examples of misapprehensions
Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misapprehensions
Noun
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Minor misunderstandings are also likely, particularly if someone feels unheard, dismissed or overly criticized.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Submission quality varies wildly, and committees end up correcting basic misunderstandings instead of debating strategy.—
David Talby,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The issue is not that AI makes mistakes—human decision-making is also imperfect—but that models operate at a scale and speed that rapidly amplifies those errors faster than they can be discovered and addressed.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But Boutros has acknowledged mistakes made in the case involving the Broadview protesters.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misapprehensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapprehensions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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