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mis·ap·pre·hend

(mĭs-ăp′rĭ-hĕnd′)
tr.v. mis·ap·pre·hend·ed, mis·ap·pre·hend·ing, mis·ap·pre·hends
To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.

mis·ap′pre·hen′sion (-hĕn′shən) n.
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misapprehend

(ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd)
vb
(tr) to misunderstand; misinterpret
ˌmisappreˈhensive adj
ˌmisappreˈhensively adv
ˌmisappreˈhensiveness n
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mis•ap•pre•hend

(ˌmɪs æp rɪˈhɛnd)

v.t.
[1645–55]
mis`ap•pre•hen′sion (-ˈhɛn ʃən) n.
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misapprehend


Past participle: misapprehended
Gerund: misapprehending

Imperative
misapprehend
misapprehend
Present
I misapprehend
you misapprehend
he/she/it misapprehends
we misapprehend
you misapprehend
they misapprehend
Preterite
I misapprehended
you misapprehended
he/she/it misapprehended
we misapprehended
you misapprehended
they misapprehended
Present Continuous
I am misapprehending
you are misapprehending
he/she/it is misapprehending
we are misapprehending
you are misapprehending
they are misapprehending
Present Perfect
I have misapprehended
you have misapprehended
he/she/it has misapprehended
we have misapprehended
you have misapprehended
they have misapprehended
Past Continuous
I was misapprehending
you were misapprehending
he/she/it was misapprehending
we were misapprehending
you were misapprehending
they were misapprehending
Past Perfect
I had misapprehended
you had misapprehended
he/she/it had misapprehended
we had misapprehended
you had misapprehended
they had misapprehended
Future
I will misapprehend
you will misapprehend
he/she/it will misapprehend
we will misapprehend
you will misapprehend
they will misapprehend
Future Perfect
I will have misapprehended
you will have misapprehended
he/she/it will have misapprehended
we will have misapprehended
you will have misapprehended
they will have misapprehended
Future Continuous
I will be misapprehending
you will be misapprehending
he/she/it will be misapprehending
we will be misapprehending
you will be misapprehending
they will be misapprehending
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misapprehending
you have been misapprehending
he/she/it has been misapprehending
we have been misapprehending
you have been misapprehending
they have been misapprehending
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misapprehending
you will have been misapprehending
he/she/it will have been misapprehending
we will have been misapprehending
you will have been misapprehending
they will have been misapprehending
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misapprehending
you had been misapprehending
he/she/it had been misapprehending
we had been misapprehending
you had been misapprehending
they had been misapprehending
Conditional
I would misapprehend
you would misapprehend
he/she/it would misapprehend
we would misapprehend
you would misapprehend
they would misapprehend
Past Conditional
I would have misapprehended
you would have misapprehended
he/she/it would have misapprehended
we would have misapprehended
you would have misapprehended
they would have misapprehended
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:misapprehend - interpret in the wrong way]misapprehend - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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misapprehend

verb misunderstand, mistake, misinterpret, misread, misconstrue, misconceive, get the wrong idea or impression about To see them as mere stereotypes is to misapprehend their significance.
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misapprehend

verb
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Translations

misapprehend

[ˌmɪsæprɪˈhend] VTentender mal, comprender mal
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misapprehend

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As in Ivey, the court quashed a Third District decision granting a writ of certiorari, again writing a sharply worded opinion for misapprehending the certiorari standard.

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