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misknowledge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misknowledge

a failure to understand correctly

  • the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas
Synonyms of misknowledge

incomprehension, misapprehension, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misreading, misunderstanding
Words Related to misknowledge

astigmatism, misconception, misperception, misprision, mistake
Near Antonyms of misknowledge

appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, conception, grasp, grokking, knowledge, perception, prehension, understanding

awareness, consciousness, realization

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