verb
- understanding or interpreting something incorrectly
Usage: present participle of misapprehend
Examples
- She was misapprehending the teacher’s instructions about the assignment.
- The committee members were misapprehending the true purpose of the meeting.
- He kept misapprehending her friendly gestures as romantic interest.
- The students were misapprehending the complexity of the scientific concept.
- By misapprehending the data, the researchers reached incorrect conclusions.
- The jury was misapprehending the significance of the evidence presented.