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misappreciation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • It is the duty of the individual juror to strive to avoid any misappreciation of the evidence, no matter how it is represented by the barristers.
  • Although he claims to be a postmodernist, his misappreciation of the philosophy is such that he still clings to the idea of absolute truth.

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noun

Meaning 2

An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From mis- + appreciation.