MISAPPRECIATION

Etymology

Noun

misappreciation (countable and uncountable, plural misappreciations)

A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.

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

Synonyms

• (failure to understand): misunderstanding, misapprehension; error, mistake

• (failure to appreciate): scorn, disdain, despisement

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