misapprehension
noun
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noun
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 apprehension English misapprehension From mis- + apprehension.
- A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
“They had thought it obsolete, but, were relieved of this misapprehension by Yule’s friend Major Trotter.”