miscomprehension

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscomprehension
Noun
  • Inconsistent Data Integrity Because of the name ‘artificial intelligence,’ there is a common misconception that AI is capable of original thought.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • And there's a (misconception) that these Pop Artists were having fun and being clever and not showing their soul.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • However, after a misunderstanding possibly stemming from his hat, a spear was thrown which was then met by musketfire, luckily ending in no deaths, according to Powell.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • This shared misunderstanding can lead to no one offering support, leaving the friend feeling unnoticed and unsupported.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • All in all, this transit could result in communication breakdowns, misinterpretations or even intense, power plays that bring hidden agendas to light.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • Use of these will lead to confusion and misinterpretation of your message.
    Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But comfort didn't save him from one of the biggest miscalculations of his career.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Weakening the university-defense research partnership is a strategic miscalculation with far-reaching consequences.
    Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Revealing unverified or incomplete information could hurt investigations, prejudice prosecutions, violate privacy or create misimpressions, according to the agency.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • For roughly four hours, the hearing played out as a fusillade of statistics, impressions and misimpressions, as Republicans argued that New York was a hellscape of unchecked violence and chaos — viral videos of which were shown on local news programs around the country to to prove it.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
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“Miscomprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscomprehension. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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