I define white as a social category, not a racial category. Of course, it carries unmistakable racial meanings, but as I have argued in this book, to see it as racial and nothing more is to misapprehend it.
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Misapprehend
//mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd//
Synonyms for "misapprehend" (40 found)
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German
1 entries- missverstehen verb (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand)
Italian
1 entries- male interpretare verb (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand)
Māori
1 entries- moehewa verb (to interpret something incorrectly; to misunderstand)
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They misapprehended the intentions and capabilities of our enemies, miscalculated the strength of communism, and misjudged the threat of terrorism.
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