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misappreciation

noun

Etymology

From mis- + appreciation.

  1. derived from appréciation
  2. prefixed as misappreciation — “mis + appreciation”

Definitions

  1. A failure to correctly and completely understand

    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.
    • I accuse you rather of misappreciation than of misstatement.

  2. An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.

    • "He might not have meant to ignore her," answered Isabel thoughtfully; "he might have chosen not to introduce her because he felt too proud of her to subject her to any possible misappreciation from them."
    • But it is the lot of goodness and truth ever to meet with misappreciation and disdain.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA