Misappreciation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misappreciation is a noun meaning A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.
Meaning
A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.
More Meanings
- (dated) An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.
Example Sentences
I accuse you rather of misappreciation than of misstatement.
But it is the lot of goodness and truth ever to meet with misappreciation and disdain.
Although he claims to be a postmodernist, his misappreciation of the philosophy is such that he still clings to the idea of absolute truth.
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.
Word Forms
- misappreciations
Synonyms for misappreciation
Depending on context, synonyms include misunderstanding, misapprehension, error, mistake, scorn, disdain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misapprehension, misgrasp, miscomprehension, misknowledge, misprision, misacceptation.
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