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misappreciations

misappreciations is the plural of misappreciation.

Meaning of misappreciation

Noun

misappreciation (countable and uncountable, plural misappreciations)

  1. 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.
  2. (dated) 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."1871, William Dean Howells, Their Wedding Journey

Questions about misappreciations

What is misappreciations the plural of?
Misappreciations is the plural of misappreciation.

Words near misappreciations in the dictionary

  1. misappreciate
  2. misappreciated
  3. misappreciates
  4. misappreciating
  5. misappreciation
  6. misappreciations
  7. misappreciative
  8. misapprehend
  9. misapprehended
  10. misapprehender
  11. misapprehenders

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