misapprehensive

adjective

mis·​apprehensive

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: inclined to misapprehend

though he seemed to listen carefully, he was inattentive and misapprehensive

misapprehensively

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adverb

misapprehensiveness

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noun

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + apprehensive

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