misapprehension C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˌmɪsˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/ UK /ˌmɪsˌaprɪˈhɛnʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a mistaken belief or misunderstanding He was under the misapprehension that the meeting was canceled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a mistaken belief or... misunderstandingmisconceptiondelusionmisinterpretationfallacyerror ↔ Opposites comprehensionunderstanding Word family Related forms misapprehendapprehendapprehensioncomprehend Etymology AI details From mis- ('wrongly') + apprehension, from Latin apprehensio, from apprehendere ('to seize, grasp'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp'). mis- Old English apprehendere Latin prehendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misapprehension **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˌaprɪˈhɛnʃ(ə)n/ ## Meanings 1. a mistaken belief or misunderstanding ## Examples - He was under the misapprehension that the meeting was canceled. ## Synonyms - misunderstanding - misconception - delusion - misinterpretation - fallacy - error ## Antonyms - comprehension - understanding ## Related Forms - misapprehend - apprehend - apprehension - comprehend ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: apprehendere - Root: prehendere ## Etymology From mis- ('wrongly') + apprehension, from Latin apprehensio, from apprehendere ('to seize, grasp'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp'). ## AI Etymology Misapprehension comes from mis- ('wrongly') + apprehension, from Latin apprehensio, from apprehendere ('to seize, grasp'), from ad- ('to') + prehendere ('to grasp'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin apprehendere, Latin prehendere. The same word family includes misapprehend, apprehend, apprehension, comprehend. Its current noun use means "a mistaken belief or misunderstanding". ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown