misgrasp

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A failure to grasp or understand

   A failure to grasp or understand; misapprehension.

   • They all reflect to a greater or lesser degree, in the language and explanatory material employed, the same misgrasp of biological theory mentioned before.
2. 2

   To fail to correctly understand

   To fail to correctly understand; misunderstand.

   • When the waiter brought me a large white cup and saucer, I concluded that either he or I had misgrasped the situation.
   • Harding (1986) argues that a leap to relativism is not necessary and that it “misgrasps” feminist critiques.
   • In the eyes of someone who holds either that a norm is valid, or indeed, that there is a rational validation for norms, treating a norm in terms of its function is to misgrasp the idea of norms.

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