misapprehend
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Americans, who usually think the world revolves around economics, consistently misapprehend how revolutionaries embrace tumult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
When Kavanaugh briefly touched on history, it was only to make a comment that seemed to misapprehend its significance here.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
So many coaches misapprehend the nature of real authority.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
They misapprehend the war by looking back only a few decades.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2012
“Dr. Grey, you grievously misapprehend the whole matter, for my work reminds me of what Canova once said of West’s pictures, ‘He groups; he does not compose.’”
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson