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miscomprehension

noun

Definition of miscomprehensionnext
as in misconception

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscomprehension
  1. misconception
  2. misunderstanding
  3. misinterpretation
  4. misconstruction
  5. misreading
  6. misstatement
  7. misjudgment
  8. miscalculation
Noun
  • There’s a common misconception that tree roots should always be buried deep underground.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Contrary to common misconceptions, studying for the SHSAT doesn’t have to be expensive.
    — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of misconception
Noun
  • French diplomats scrambled into major damage control mode, claiming the outrage was a massive misunderstanding blown out of translation.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The producers feel this is all something of a misunderstanding.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • The hiring manager’s standards stop living only in people’s heads and start living in the system, applied without misinterpretation or human bias.
    — Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sánchez, who faces an election next year, has said a misinterpretation of a Supreme Court ruling and disinformation on social media encouraged people to rush the border.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of misinterpretation
Noun
  • In The Mayor of Casterbridge, his 1886 novel about a man who attempts to outflank the great error of his past, the English writer Thomas Hardy offers an interpersonal version of the geopolitical misconstructions Westad articulates.
    — Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of misconstruction
Noun
  • But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But this response is a fundamental misreading of the genre and of its audience.
    — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of misreading
Noun
  • The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
Definition of misstatement
Noun
  • There, the discovery of a spacecraft and additional extraterrestrials transforms their chase into a simple struggle for survival, as what began as a series of understandable misjudgments spirals into a tragedy of cosmic scale.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When someone is experiencing imposter syndrome, success is attributed to luck, excessive effort, charm or other people's misjudgment.
    — Sandro da Silva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of misjudgment
Noun
  • But that miscalculation was, itself, premised on the unexamined assumption that a K-12 public education should be essentially vocational and therefore—almost by definition—aligned with corporate interests.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Open communication strengthens deterrence, prevents adversary miscalculation, and normalizes space operations alongside the other services.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscalculation
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“Miscomprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscomprehension. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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