misapprehend
Get it wrong
To misapprehend is to misunderstand or grasp something incorrectly: You misapprehend my intentions—I meant no offense.
The word is slightly formal, suggesting a failure to comprehend rather than simply mishearing or missing information.
The noun is misapprehension: She was laboring under the misapprehension that the meeting had been canceled.
Understand something incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misconceiveUnderstand something incorrectly
misperceive · miscomprehend · mistranslate · misapply · misreckon · mishear · err · miscommunicate
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- fallacyError in reasoning
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
false impression · wrong idea · erroneous assumption · misperception · myth · misinformation · distortion · inaccuracy
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
muddle · uncertainty · disorientation · vagueness · obscurity · ambiguity · cloudiness · haziness
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
guesswork · jumping to conclusions · hasty generalization · preconception · prejudgment · presupposition · false premise · faulty reasoning
misinterpret
Understand something incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
misconceive · misperceive · miscomprehend · mistranslate · misapply · misreckon · mishear · err · miscommunicate · misquote
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
illusion · false impression · wrong idea · erroneous assumption · misperception · myth · misinformation · distortion · inaccuracy · untruth
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
befuddlement · muddle · uncertainty · disorientation · vagueness · obscurity · ambiguity · cloudiness · haziness · murkiness
presumption
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
speculation · guesswork · jumping to conclusions · hasty generalization · preconception · prejudgment · presupposition · false premise · faulty reasoning
- misunderstandingmisunderstand, misinterpret, miscommunication, misconception, misconstrue
misapprehendunderstand
Grasp the meaning
comprehend · apprehend · grasp · get · fathom
misapprehension, misapprehended, misapprehending, misapprehends