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

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

“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 Wilson, Augusta J. Evans