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# misapprehension

noun (a misapprehension, misapprehensions)

«misapprehension» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) A wrong idea or a misunderstanding about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word; common in «under the misapprehension that...». In science lessons it is like a misconception: for example the misapprehension that heavy things fall faster. In stories it tells the reader a character believes something false.

### Examples

- He was under the misapprehension that the shop was open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x1)
- Many people have the misapprehension that bats are blind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x2)
- Let me correct a misapprehension: the Moon has no light of its own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x3)
- Toad was under the misapprehension that he was a great driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x4)
- The letter cleared up the misapprehension. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x5)
- Alice was under the misapprehension that she could still say her lessons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x6)

### Note

Say: mis-ap-ri-HEN-shun. Everyday words: misunderstanding, mistake.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misapprehension» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misapprehension» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misapprehension.html) on Mova free.