miscomprehensions

noun

plural of miscomprehension
as in misdescriptions

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  1. misconceptions
  2. misjudgments
  3. misinterpretations
  4. misunderstandings
  5. misapprehensions
Noun
  • Steve Cross, real estate development director on the project for Costco, told the first wave that there are a lot of misconceptions out there about what a business center will entail.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Products Have Become Souvenirs One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the experience economy is that consumers are replacing products with experiences.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 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
  • An agent can’t reliably detect its own misinterpretations using the same model that generated them.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.
    — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of misinterpretations
Noun
  • Americans are in a perpetual debate, which is no surprise, as retrogrades are notorious for misunderstandings and communication errors.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Ideally, misunderstandings and disputes are resolved through conversation.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 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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