n. a failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning or of a fact.
n.Synonyms Misconception, misunderstanding.
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n. an understanding of something that is not correct
Word Usage
"This problem with misapprehension is very familiar, with overtones of those people (you know who you are) who think of the Internet as a bunch of "tubes," for example."