misapprehend
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) mis- + apprehend
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛnd
Verb
misapprehend (third-person singular simple present misapprehends, present participle misapprehending, simple past and past participle misapprehended)
- (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.
- 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. xv:
Translations
to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand
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