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misapprehension

 noun
     
mis‧ap‧pre‧hen‧sion [countable]
formal a mistaken belief or a wrong understanding of something [= misunderstanding]
under a misapprehension
You seem to be under a misapprehension.
I think we should clear up this misapprehension.
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