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Definition

An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.

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In Context

  • "Codd said . . . when he had her fixed and tested her a few times he would take me up for a ride. "You got the wrong number," I says. "I don't feel flighty.""
  • "The readers probably expecting me to go on about how Johnny was real nostalgic about some kind of material security. . . . Well, the readers got the wrong number."
  • "His musical system, like the political system he served, would rescue the present moment from crisis and place it at last in productive harmony with history's demands. Boy, did he have the wrong number."
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Also Said As

  • misapprehension
  • misinterpretation
  • misunderstanding
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