What is another word for misapprehensions?

Pronunciation: [mɪsˌapɹɪhˈɛnʃənz] (IPA)

Misapprehensions are misconceptions or misunderstandings held by individuals regarding a certain subject or concept. Synonyms for this term include misconceptions, fallacies, errors, false beliefs, myths, illusions, delusions, misconstruals, and misinterpretations. These synonyms are used to describe misunderstandings that may arise due to a lack of information, incorrect information, or misinterpretation of facts. It is important to identify and correct misapprehensions to prevent misunderstandings and wrong decisions from being made. Therefore, it is essential to use accurate and reliable sources of information and communicate effectively to avoid any misapprehensions.

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Usage examples for Misapprehensions

However, the spelling of place names and personal names has altered a bit over the years, and the items below cover most of the obvious problems, as well as some misapprehensions and errors.
"Second Shetland Truck System Report"
William Guthrie
As the conspirator also took the precaution to advise the addressees of these letters and the manager of the hotel of his fell purpose, Mr. and Mrs. Peattie found themselves the victims of insistent and deliberate misapprehensions from the moment they were shown to the bridal suite until they fled from the swarm of land speculators and mining promoters which Field's ingenuity brought about them wherever they moved in Colorado.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Mr. Ascough had a caressing way with pats of butter and the closing of the doors of filled flys that had before now led him, on these tours, into misapprehensions.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim

Famous quotes with Misapprehensions

  • A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.
    Lafcadio Hearn
  • They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions.
    Ethan A. Hitchcock
  • Life is damned to be a misunderstanding, if we just see it as we think it is, and not as it actually is. Life will be a sequence of misapprehensions, if we experience it with our own quirky wording, our own constricted view and not with the language of others. ( “ Life was a misunderstanding » )
    Erik Pevernagie

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