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# misapprehension

«misapprehension» in Mova's school dictionary: **A wrong idea or a misunderstanding about something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a misapprehension, misapprehensions)

### meaning for a pupil

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

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x1)
- Many people have the misapprehension that bats are blind. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x3)
- Toad was under the misapprehension that he was a great driver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x4)
- The letter cleared up the misapprehension. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/#x6)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «misapprehension» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misapprehension/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.