miscomprehend

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *missaz

Proto-Germanic *missa-

Proto-West Germanic *missa-

Old English mis-

Middle English mys-

English mis-

English comprehend

English miscomprehend

From mis- + comprehend.

Verb

miscomprehend (third-person singular simple present miscomprehends, present participle miscomprehending, simple past and past participle miscomprehended)

1. To misunderstand.

Translations

misunderstand — see misunderstand