Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an understanding of something that is not correct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mistake, misunderstanding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misconception
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English apprehension English misapprehension From mis- + apprehension.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
