misknow

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verb

mis·​know ˌmis-ˈnō 

misknew ˌmis-ˈnü 

-ˈnyü

; misknown ˌmis-ˈnōn  ; misknowing

transitive verb

: misunderstand

misknowledge

ˌmis-ˈnä-lij 

noun

misknowledge

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noun

mis·​knowledge "+ 

: false knowledge : misunderstanding

might have augmented the already great misknowledge of the Arctic had I published everything I imagined I had seen

—Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Synonyms of misknow

Verb

• misunderstand
• miss

Examples of misknow in a Sentence

Verb

so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others

Word History

Etymology

Noun

mis- entry 1 + knowledge

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for misknow

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau