misapprehend

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From mis- + apprehend.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/

[edit] Verb

misapprehend (third-person singular simple present misapprehends, present participle misapprehending, simple past and past participle misapprehended)

  1. (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
    • 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. xv:
      They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.

[edit] Translations

to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand
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