misappreciation
A failure to correctly and completely understandA failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.
It is the duty of the individual juror to strive to avoid any misappreciation of the evidence, no matter how it is represented by the barristers.
Although he claims to be a postmodernist, his misappreciation of the philosophy is such that he still clings to the idea of absolute truth.
(countable, dated, uncountable)An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.
Origin
From mis- + appreciation.From mis- + appreciation.
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Forms
plural: misappreciations| Singular | misappreciation |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable