misassimilationn.
/ˌmɪsəˌsɪmᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsəˌsɪməˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Incomplete, unsuccessful, or incorrect assimilation or likening; an instance of this.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > assimilation or absorption > [noun] > incomplete
misassimilation1934
1934 E. Sitwell Aspects Mod. Poetry 69 Here, too, is another misassimilation of Hopkins by the same writer.
1958 Mind 67 279 A detailed refutation of such mis-assimilations as exemplified in the work of particular modern thinkers.
1979 J. Coulter Social Constr. of Mind 126 Since we can also combine the notion of ‘feels’ with a wide range of sensation-concepts..the stage is set for the misassimilation of emotions to sensations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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