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What does misappreciation mean?

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Noun
  1. A failure to correctly and completely understand; an incorrect notion or belief that is a result of such a failure.
  2. (dated) An observed failure to appreciate the proper worth of a person, an act or a thing.
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Although he claims to be a postmodernist, his misappreciation of the philosophy is such that he still clings to the idea of absolute truth.
I accuse you rather of misappreciation than of misstatement.
In our opinion, this is the result of an unfortunate misappreciation of the original texts as well as of a certain mannerism about the performance of the work.
But it is the lot of goodness and truth ever to meet with misappreciation and disdain.
Even if the victory in question gave Joseph the keys of his terrifying kingdom, Napoleon's remark reveals his complete misappreciation of the actual situation on the spot.
When big business and government come together to discuss matters affecting national security and law and order, there can be a misappreciation of intent, particularly among activist groups.

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