Definitions For Misappreciation

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. : 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. : Although he claims to be a postmodernist, his misappreciation of the philosophy is such that he still clings to the idea of absolute truth. (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

Related terms

disappreciation misappreciate

Etymology

mis + appreciation

Is Misappreciation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
28

The word Misappreciation is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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