misapprehended love

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
  • adjective Misunderstood.

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Examples

  • On appeal to the CAFC, the court stated that the applicants "misapprehended" the BPAI's decision, noting that none of the rejected claims contained the limitations which prompted the reversal.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Peter Zura 2008

  • On appeal to the CAFC, the court stated that the applicants "misapprehended" the BPAI's decision, noting that none of the rejected claims contained the limitations which prompted the reversal.

    CAFC Scolds PTO On Taking 3 Years To Deal With Appeal Peter Zura 2008

  • On my reading, Cosgrove, at worst, misapprehended the evidence and came to the wrong conclusions.

    April Fool’s, Justice Cosgrove! Clean Out Your Desk. : Law is Cool 2009

  • Never divining Joan's fluttering wildness, her blind hatred of restraint and compulsion, her abhorrence of mastery by another, and mistaking the warmth and enthusiasm in her eyes (aroused by his latest tale) for something tender and acquiescent, he drew her to him, laid a forcible detaining arm about her waist, and misapprehended her frantic revolt for an exhibition of maidenly reluctance.

    Chapter 26 2010

  • Palestinian moderates fear that the statehood move, if mishandled or misapprehended, could set into motion a chain of violent events ultimately spelling the demise of the Palestinian Authority, and dealing a telling blow to any timetable for an independent Palestine.

    Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011

  • Kurtzman's style only looks crude, much like I'd once dismissed Jack Kirby's work on the same basis, but I'd misapprehended strength for crudeness.

    What Are You Reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • The last two recessions were grossly misapprehended while they were in progress.

    Stromata Blog: 2008

  • Andrew J. Bacevich on The Dark Side by Jane Mayer: With the appearance of this very fine book, Hillary Clinton can claim a belated vindication of sorts: A right-wing conspiracy does indeed exist, although she misapprehended its scope and nature.

    An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008

  • The last two recessions were grossly misapprehended while they were in progress.

    Not Quite a Recession, But . . . 2008

  • But if the Wright controversy comes to define his candidacy, if voters split along racial lines, if the media proves unable to cover the speech with as much sophistication and depth as Obama displayed in delivering it – then it will be the senator from Illinois who has misapprehended the possible.

    Obama's Speech Also An Indictment Of Our Political Discourse 2009

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