misapprehension
Faulty grasp, mentally
Misapprehension is a mistaken belief or understanding—getting something wrong without realizing it.
Unlike a simple mistake, it implies the error persists uncorrected: She was under the misapprehension that the meeting was tomorrow.
The word is slightly formal; misunderstanding covers most of the same ground in everyday speech.
Failure to grasp meaning
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misconstructionIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
misconception · false impression · wrong idea · mistaken belief · confusion · mix-up · crossed wires · miscommunication
Faulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- misstepError in action or judgment
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
blunder · error · mistake · faulty reasoning · wrong conclusion · hasty conclusion · jumping to conclusions · prejudgment
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
befuddlement · muddle · fog · haze · disorientation · bafflement · mystification · lack of clarity
State of not knowing
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- nescienceLack of knowledge
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
cluelessness · naivety · innocence · blind spot · misconceiving · misbelieving
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misconstructionIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
misbelief · misconception · false impression · wrong idea · mistaken belief · confusion · mix-up · crossed wires · miscommunication · misinformation
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- misstepError in action or judgment
oversight · blunder · error · mistake · faulty reasoning · wrong conclusion · hasty conclusion · jumping to conclusions · prejudgment · assumption
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
incomprehension · befuddlement · muddle · fog · haze · disorientation · bafflement · mystification · lack of clarity · misreading
unawareness
State of not knowing
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- nescienceLack of knowledge
unknowing · cluelessness · naivety · innocence · blind spot · misconceiving · misbelieving
- incomprehensionconfusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, perplexity, bafflement
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- mix-upsmix-up, mistake, error, confusion, mix
misapprehensionunderstanding
Mental comprehension of something
comprehension · apprehension · grasp · knowledge · awareness