onbegrip

Definitions of onbegrip
  1. noun
    an inability to understand
    synonyms: wanbegrip
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    type of:
    insolvabiliteit, onvermogen
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
  2. noun
    an incorrect conception
    synonyms: wanbegrip
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    antonyms:
    beeld, concept, voorstelling
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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    denkfout, drogreden, paralogie, schijnreden, sofisme
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    malentendu, misverstand, waan
    an understanding of something that is not correct
    illusie, inbeelding, verbeelding
    something many people believe that is false
    waan
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
    gezichtsbedrog
    something illusory and unattainable
    drogreden, schijnreden, sofisme
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
    denkfout, paralogie, paralogisme
    an unintentionally invalid argument
    wensdenken, wishful thinking
    the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
    type of:
    begrip, denkbeeld, gedachte, idee
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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