different between failure vs misappreciation

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?l.j?/

Noun

failure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)

1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
3. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
4. Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• (person incapable of success): loser

Antonyms

• (state or condition): success, triumph

Derived terms

• ground failure
• power failure

Related terms

• fail

Translations

English

Etymology

mis- +? appreciation

Noun

misappreciation (countable and uncountable, plural misappreciations)

1. 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.
2. (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