misgrasps
Fails to catch
Misgrasps means fails to grasp properly—either physically or mentally.
You can misgrasp a handle and drop something, or misgrasp a concept and misunderstand it: He misgrasps the basic argument.
The mental sense is more common, suggesting someone has taken hold of an idea but gotten it wrong.
Understands something incorrectly
- misconstruesUnderstands incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misjudgesEstimates or assesses incorrectly
- miscomprehendsFails to understand correctly
misapprehends · misconceives · misperceives · confuses · misidentifies · misattributes · misdiagnoses · miscalculates
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
fault · flaw · misreading · miscalculation · misstep · lapse · bungle · fumble
Handles clumsily, drops
- dropsDescends or releases
- slipsMinor mistakes made
- clutchesGrips tightly, or handbags
- bobblesMishandles briefly, clumsily
mishandles · butterfingers · clumsy · slippery · weak grip
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
uncertainty · disorientation · vagueness · ambiguity · muddlement · haziness · obscurity · mental fog
Error in reasoning
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- false impressionErroneous understanding of reality
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
distortion · misinterpretation · wrong idea · misreading · misapprehension · false assumption · prejudgment
misinterprets
Understands something incorrectly
- misconstruesUnderstands incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misjudgesEstimates or assesses incorrectly
miscomprehends · misapprehends · misconceives · misperceives · confuses · misidentifies · misattributes · misdiagnoses · miscalculates · misestimates
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- inaccuracyLack of precision
oversight · fault · flaw · misreading · miscalculation · misstep · lapse · bungle · fumble · gaffe
fumbles
Handles clumsily, drops
bobbles · mishandles · butterfingers · clumsy · slippery · weak grip
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
befuddlement · uncertainty · disorientation · vagueness · ambiguity · muddlement · haziness · obscurity · mental fog · bafflement
fallacy
Error in reasoning
- misbeliefFalse notion held true
- false impressionErroneous understanding of reality
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
illusion · distortion · misinterpretation · wrong idea · misreading · misapprehension · false assumption · prejudgment
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Holds or comprehends
understands · comprehends · apprehends · gets · follows