misapprehensions

noun

plural of misapprehension
1
as in misunderstandings
a failure to understand correctly tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development

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2
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. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions. — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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  1. misunderstandings
  2. mistakes
Noun
  • Americans are in a perpetual debate, which is no surprise, as retrogrades are notorious for misunderstandings and communication errors.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Ideally, misunderstandings and disputes are resolved through conversation.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of misunderstandings
Noun
  • Long before ambient documentation arrived, patients were already reconciling medication lists, catching referral failures, correcting demographic mistakes, and trying to make sense of conflicting recommendations from different specialists.
    — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Look at those two, growing and changing and admitting their mistakes!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
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