misapprehend

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

Such proposals misapprehend the role of a judge under the Constitution and undermine public confidence in the Supreme Court and the judiciary generally.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2021

Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

I suppose your Honor did not misapprehend my last remark and that no one did.

From Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. by Various