misapprehend
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/
misapprehend (misapprehends, present participle misapprehending; past and past participle misapprehended)
- (transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
- 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. xv:
- They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.
- 2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin 2008, p. xv:
- German: missverstehen
- Italian: male interpretare
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