definition of misapprehension
misapprehension noun [C]. âº a âfailure to âunderstand something, or an âunderstanding or âbelief about something that is not âcorrect: He was under the misapprehension that those âchemicals were âbanned.(Definition of misapprehension from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).isapprehension noun [C]. âº a âfailure to âunderstand something, or an âunderstanding or âbelief about something that is not âcorrect: He was under the misapprehension that those âchemicals were âbanned. (Definition of misapprehension from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).