Educational Misconceptions

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a mistaken belief or interpretation

  • There seems to be a misapprehension regarding the company's financial status.
  • I think there's a misapprehension about who is responsible for the mess in the kitchen.
  • Don't have a misapprehension about how difficult this task is going to be.
  • His misapprehension of her feelings led to a misunderstanding between them.

noun a faulty construction or structure

  • The misconstruction of the law led to a lengthy court battle.
  • There was a misconstruction of the instructions, so we had to redo the project.
  • The misconstruction of the plan totally messed things up.
  • Her misconstruction of his intentions caused unnecessary drama.