misapprehension

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a mistaken belief or... misunderstanding misconception delusion misinterpretation fallacy error

Opposites

comprehension understanding

Word family

Related forms misapprehend apprehend apprehension comprehend

Etymology

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

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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