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Another word for misapprehension

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Noun

  1. A failure to understand correctly

    See also:

    understand

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Another word for misapprehension

Noun
      1. A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding:
      2. A mistaken belief, a wrong idea
      1. (--- Logic) An argument which does not conform to the rules of logic, esp. one that appears to be sound
      2. An error in reasoning; flaw or defect in argument
      3. Incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness.
      1. (Psychiatry) A false, persistent belief maintained in spite of evidence to the contrary
      2. A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
      3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
    See also:

    mistake

    misunderstanding

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Sentence Examples

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

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

  • M`Lennan's theory of primitive society with owing its plausible appearance of universal validity to general neglect of the Indo-European evidence and misapprehension of such portions of it as M`Lennan did attempt to handle.

  • The reason of the misapprehension of him which is current is due very mainly to the fact that he was eminently a humorist.

  • 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.

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