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Vinony

misapprehend

verb

  1. to fail to understand correctly
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Pronunciation: /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English apprehend English misapprehend From mis- + apprehend.

  1. To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.

    “I define white as a social category, not a racial category. Of course, it carries unmistakable racial meanings, but as I have argued in this book, to see it as racial and nothing more is to misapprehend it.”

    “They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.”