MISAPPREHENSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

misapprehension

noun

Definition of misapprehension

as in misunderstanding

a failure to understand correctly tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development

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as in mistake

a wrong judgment a common misapprehension about how our language functions

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Recent Examples of misapprehension Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions. — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 But Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, meanwhile, was under a similar misapprehension. — Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 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 After a decade or so of making various iterations of her table and shelf works, Bove began to tire of the recurring misapprehension that viewers need to read every book and explore in depth every reference on display in order to understand the work. — Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Where modern novels might have opposites meeting at work, separated by a misunderstanding and reunited with a kiss and solid communication, ancient novels are quite different.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
By regularly communicating these norms, leaders can help ensure clarity and avoid misunderstandings when team members are out of office.

— Priya Krishnan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of misunderstanding

Noun

Despite the full lineup and passionate patriotic crowd in Seattle, Team USA looked uncomfortable from the start, fell behind early, made sloppy mistakes and could not keep up with the Belgians, who move on to face Spain in the quarterfinals.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The scribe carefully inscribed each line with a quill made from a goose feather, while their other hand wielded an erasing knife used to sharpen the quill and scrape away any mistakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

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