miscomprehensions

noun

plural of miscomprehension
as in misdescriptions

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  1. misconceptions
  2. misjudgments
  3. misinterpretations
  4. misunderstandings
  5. misapprehensions
Noun
  • Here are six of the biggest misconceptions about retirement planning.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Geologist and science communicator Chris Jackson, for instance, is on hand to clear up any misconceptions the general public might have about the eruption and its aftermath.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of misconceptions
Noun
  • Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Municipal utilities are largely unregulated, which makes misjudgments in purchasing power contracts a serious risk to local ratepayers.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Definition of misjudgments
Noun
  • The researchers say the inability of LLMs to provide the correct location is an inherent flaw that arises from training biases or from misinterpretations of instructions within the current context.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • An agent can’t reliably detect its own misinterpretations using the same model that generated them.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of misinterpretations
Noun
  • Getting ahead of those conversations helps prevent misunderstandings once households merge and rent is due.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
  • According to The Gottman Institute, talking through these expectations in advance helps couples build a stronger foundation and sidestep the misunderstandings that tend to surface a few weeks after moving in.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of misunderstandings
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Definition of misapprehensions
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