Misapprehension — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an understanding of something that is not correct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsˌæpɹihˈɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsˌapɹɪhˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsˌapɹɪhˈɛnʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /mɪsˌæpɹihˈɛnʃən/.

Examples

he wasn't going to admit his mistake
make no mistake about his intentions
there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

misunderstanding mistake

Parts of Speech

noun	an understanding of something that is not correct “he wasn't going to admit his mistake”

Word Forms

mistake	verb	to make a mistake or be incorrect
misunderstand	verb	interpret in the wrong way
misapprehend	verb	interpret in the wrong way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Missverständnis

ein Verständnis für etwas, das nicht korrekt ist

🇫🇷French

malentendu

une compréhension de quelque chose qui n'est pas correct

🇪🇸Spanish

error

una comprensión de algo que no es correcto

🇮🇹Italian

malinteso

la comprensione di qualcosa che non è corretta

🇳🇱Dutch

misverstand

een begrip van iets dat niet correct is

🇵🇹Portuguese

equívoco

uma compreensão de algo que não está correto

🇷🇺Russian

недоразумение

понимание чего-то неправильного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग़लतफ़हमी

किसी ऐसी चीज़ की समझ जो सही नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল ধারণা

এমন কিছু বোঝার যা সঠিক নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான புரிதல்

தவறான ஒன்றைப் பற்றிய புரிதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా అర్థం చేసుకోవడం

సరైనది కాని దాని గురించి అవగాహన

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरसमज

बरोबर नसलेल्या गोष्टीची समज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરસમજ

કંઈક કે જે સાચું નથી તેની સમજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪುಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿಲ್ಲದ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റിദ്ധാരണ

ശരിയല്ലാത്ത ഒന്നിനെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ധാരണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤਫਹਿਮੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸਮਝ ਜੋ ਸਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط فہمی

کسی ایسی چیز کی سمجھ جو درست نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

误解

对某事的理解不正确

🇯🇵Japanese

誤解

正しくないものについての理解

🇰🇷Korean

오해

옳지 않은 것에 대한 이해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hiểu lầm

sự hiểu biết về điều gì đó không đúng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้าใจผิด

ความเข้าใจในสิ่งที่ไม่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah pengertian

pemahaman terhadap sesuatu yang tidak benar

🇵🇭Filipino

maling pagkaunawa

pag-unawa sa isang bagay na hindi tama

🇲🇾Malay

salah faham

pemahaman tentang sesuatu yang tidak betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوء الفهم

فهم شيء غير صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

سوء تفاهم

درک چیزی که صحیح نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış anlama

doğru olmayan bir şeyin anlaşılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי הֲבָנָה

הבנה של משהו שאינו נכון

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The primary meaning of 'misapprehension' is 'an understanding of something that is not correct'.

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