MISCOMPREHENSION Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

miscomprehension

noun

Definition of miscomprehension

as in misconception

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Noun

Galarza said misconceptions about electric stoves are the largest obstacle to broader use.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
There is a common misconception in cybersecurity that spending a lot on software and AI makes the problem go away on its own.

— Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of misconception

Noun

Cash does not mean skipping the closing process Another common misunderstanding is that selling for cash removes the normal legal steps involved in transferring real estate.

— Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
In a particularly startling moment, one Republican senator even accused Smith of perjuring himself about his attendance at a basketball game in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a team name.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 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

The Digger Rockwell of Planet Hollywood, Cruise was (partially) to blame for the bigger is better culture that led us to a place where a single blockbuster miscalculation could threaten the entire studio system.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Paparo and Yang discussed maintaining communication among senior leaders to reduce the risk of miscalculation and encourage safe and professional conduct by their forces.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of miscalculation

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