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err, miscalculate, misconceive, mistake, misunderstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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labor under a misapprehension — see ↑labor, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑misapprehension … Useful english dictionary
labor under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception — ◇ If you continue to believe something that is not true, you are laboring under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception. He still labors under the delusion that other people value his opinion. • • • Main Entry: ↑labor … Useful english dictionary
labor under — 1) carry (a heavy load or object) with difficulty 2) be deceived or misled by (a mistaken belief) you ve been laboring under a misapprehension … Useful english dictionary
misapprehension — n. 1) (to labor) under a misapprehension 2) a misapprehension that + clause (we labored under the misapprehension that we would receive help) * * * [ˌmɪsæprɪ henʃ(ə)n] (to labor) under a misapprehension a misapprehension that + clause (we labored … Combinatory dictionary
labor — laboringly, adv. laborless, adj. /lay beuhr/, n. 1. productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic gain. 2. the body of persons engaged in such activity, esp. those working for wages. 3. this body of persons considered as a class… … Universalium
labor — la•bor [[t]ˈleɪ bər[/t]] n. 1) productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic gain 2) the body of persons engaged in such activity, esp. those working for wages 3) this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management). 4) … From formal English to slang
labor — la|bor1 [ leıbər ] noun *** 1. ) uncount all the workers in a particular country, industry, or company considered as a group: the declining demand for labor in agriculture a plentiful supply of cheap labor skilled/unskilled labor: The demand for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
labor — 1. noun 1) manual labor Syn: work, hard work, toil, exertion, industry, drudgery, effort, menial work; informal slog, grind, sweat, scut work; literary travail, moil Ant: rest, leisu … Thesaurus of popular words
mis·ap·pre·hen·sion — /mısˌæprəˈhɛnʃən/ noun, pl sions formal : an incorrect understanding of something : a wrong idea about something [count] He acted on/under the misapprehension that they would change their minds. [=he mistakenly thought that they would change… … Useful english dictionary
miscalculate — I verb be erroneous, be in error, be misguided, be misled, be mistaken, be wrong, blunder, calculate wrongly, commit an error, deceive oneself, deviate, err, errare, estimate incorrectly, fall into error, falli, go amiss, go astray, go awry, have … Law dictionary
