misknowledge

noun

Definition of misknowledgenext
as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas

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  1. misunderstanding
  2. mistake
Noun
  • Your steady approach can keep a minor misunderstanding from growing.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Commentary and opinion News that the national debt has reached $40 trillion has inspired lots of partisan hand-wringing — and even more misunderstanding, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • Well, his speed off the edge can cause a quarterback to make mistakes — the kind of game-changing mistakes from which the Chiefs did not benefit a year ago.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistake
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