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Synonyms for misapprehend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mis-ap-ri-hend |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛnd |
Définition of misapprehend
Origin :- 1640s, from mis- (1) + apprehend. Related: Misapprehended; misapprehending.
- verb get the wrong idea, impression
- Doubtless he had seen too many drunken sailors to misapprehend their condition.
- Extract from : « Up The Baltic » by Oliver Optic
- We should hope that no one can be dull enough to misapprehend their import.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 401, March 1849 » by Various
- Nor was it possible to misapprehend the meaning of what they beheld.
- Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume II » by Lew. Wallace
- But it is also to misapprehend the real value of spirit as compared with matter.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis » by Marcus Dods
- They do not read them in a true light; they misapprehend them, both for good and evil.
- Extract from : « Shirley » by Charlotte Bront
- To say this, however, is to misapprehend the real meaning of scruples.
- Extract from : « Religion And Health » by James J. Walsh
- "Again you misapprehend me," rejoined the voice, with perfect suavity.
- Extract from : « Idolatry » by Julian Hawthorne
- "You misapprehend me, father; you often do," said Angel with a little impatience.
- Extract from : « Tess of the d'Urbervilles » by Thomas Hardy
- The men who composed it knew what they wished to say, and said it so clearly that nobody can misapprehend their meaning.
- Extract from : « Mr. Claghorn's Daughter » by Hilary Trent
- Mistaken means misapprehended; “you mistake,” means “you misapprehend.”
- Extract from : « Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected » by Anonymous
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