misapprehensionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌmɪs.æp.rɪˈhen.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.æp.rəˈhen.ʃən/a failure to understand something, or an understanding or belief about something that is not correct:
[ + that ] Most industrialists labour under a misapprehension (= wrongly believe) that unrestrained economic growth can be achieved without damaging the environment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Misunderstanding
- cross purposes
- don't get me wrong idiom
- forest
- get the wrong end of the stick idiom
- get your wires crossed idiom
- labour
- labour under the delusion, illusion, misapprehension, etc. idiom
- miscalculate
- misconception
- misconstrue
- misguided
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misunderstand
- not see the forest for the trees idiom
- not see the wood for the trees idiom
- put two and two together and make five idiom
- wire
- wood
- wrong
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