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Webster 1913 Edition


Misapprehend

Mis-apˊpre-hend′

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Verb.
T.
To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.
Locke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Misapprehend

MISAPPREHEND'

,
Verb.
T.
To misunderstand; to take in a wrong sense.

Definition 2024


misapprehend

misapprehend

English

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.

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