Misapprehension Synonyms

An understanding of something that is not correct
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mistake
  2. misunderstanding
  3. misconception
  4. fallacy
  5. delusion
A failure to understand correctly
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. false impression
  2. misconception
  3. misinterpretation
  4. misunderstanding

Words Related to Misapprehension

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Misapprehension Sentence Examples

  • He was made cardinal almost by accident, and under a misapprehension on the pope's part.

  • A misapprehension between Huskisson and the duke of Wellington led to the duke proposing an amendment, the success of which caused the abandonment of the measure by the government.

  • Linnaeus seems to have been under a misapprehension when he applied to it FIG.

  • Locke had spent some years in Holland, the country of Grotius, who, with help from other great lawyers, and under a misapprehension as to the meaning of the Roman jus gentium, shaped modern concepts of international law by an appeal to law of nature.

  • No careful and competent student of his works has ever failed to correct this gross misapprehension.

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