miscomprehension

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ comprehension

Noun[edit]

miscomprehension (countable and uncountable, plural miscomprehensions)

  1. An incorrect understanding of something.
    Teachers testing with informal reading inventories (selected because of comprehension difficulty unrelated to word recognition) were asked to give explanations for the miscomprehensions of their students.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Oxford English Dictionary
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