misapprehend

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis′ap ri hend′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•ap•pre•hend /ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to misunderstand.
mis•ap•pre•hen•sion /ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]under a grave misapprehension that things were proceeding smoothly.[uncountable]blaming mistakes on misapprehension.See -prehend-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•ap•pre•hend  (mis′ap ri hend′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to misunderstand.
  • mis-1 + apprehend 1645–55
mis′ap•pre•hend′ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misapprehend /ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd/ vb
  1. (transitive) to misunderstand; misinterpret
ˌmisappreˈhensive adj ˌmisappreˈhensiveness n
'misapprehend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
misconstrue - misunderstand

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