misapprehend

🇺🇸 /ˌmɪsæprɪ'hend/ 🇬🇧 /'mɪsˌæprɪ'hend/
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verb
R

To incorrectly understand or have the wrong idea about something.

He misapprehended her intentions; he thought she was upset when she was actually joking.

R

To not grasp the true meaning or essence of something.

The audience misapprehended the speaker's message because his words were not clear.

translation

v. To incorrectly understand or have the wrong idea about something.; To not grasp the true meaning or essence of something.

Word Forms

Perfect misapprehended
Progressive misapprehending
3rd Present misapprehends
Past misapprehended

Synonyms

misunderstand v. 误解

Antonyms

apprehend v. 逮捕, 理解 seize v. 抓住, 占领, 逮捕, 没收, 抓住机会, 侵袭, 卡住, 抽筋 perceive v. 感知, 察觉 conceive v. 构思, 想象, 怀孕 fathom v. 理解 penetrate v. 穿透, 打入, 看穿, 理解, 被理解, 插入 comprehend v. 完全理解 grasp v. 紧握, 理解, 抓住机会 appreciate v. 欣赏, 感激, 理解, 升值 catch v. 抓住（移动中的物体）, 接住（滴落的液体）, 抓住，握住, 赶上（公交车、火车、飞机等）, 捕捉，抓获（试图逃跑的人或动物）, 染上（疾病）, 注意到（有趣的事物）, 瞥见，短暂注意到, 听清，理解, 逮到（某人做错事）, 及时找到（某人）, 看到，听到；参加, 陷入（意外情况）, 卡住，被困住, 击中，打到, 点燃，开始燃烧, （光线）照射使某物发亮, 晒黑, 准确展现或描述, （比赛中）接住球 know v. 知道, 明白, 确信, 认识, 掌握, 被认为, 命名, 认出, 区分, 见过, 亲身经历 get v. 收到, 获得, 购买, 赚到, 去拿, 考得, 生病, 受到惩罚, 连接, 接通电话, 到达, 移动, 乘坐, 变得, 达到某种状态, 导致, 说服, 开始做, 有机会做, 准备食物, 接电话, 抓住, 打中, 理解, 发生, 使困惑, 惹恼 understand v. 理解, 明白, 体谅, 获悉, 默契, 意会 see v. 看，看见, 有视力，能看见, 观看，观赏, 查阅，查看, 认出，识别, 拜访，探望, 会见，见面, 陪伴，相处, 理解，明白, 认为，看待, 设想，预料, 查看，等待结果, 考虑后决定, 确保，保证, 经历，体验, 是...的时候, 是...的地点, 护送，陪同 in prep. 在...里面, 被...包围, 进入, ...的一部分, 在...期间, ...之后, 持续...时间, 穿着, 经历着, 用...语言, 处于...状态, 参与, 从事...职业, 以...形式, 缺乏, 在...过程中, 失去...品质, 以...速率 take v. 拿, 带领, 使...达到, 花费, 拍摄, 走, 握住, 拿走, 误拿, 获得, 坐, 吃, 记录, 参加, 选修, 采取, 执行, 检查, 控制, 入住, 订阅, 接受, 抓住, 接收, 遭受, 忍受, 认真对待, 认为, 误以为, 持有, 减去, 以...为例, 就任, 需要, 利用, 穿, 容纳, 主持, 越过, 踢, 进行, 成功