as in misunderstandings
a failure to understand correctly
the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas
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misunderstandings
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This can escalate misunderstandings.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The premise that Valerie must keep that AI secret from the rest of her cast, and from the industry as a whole, gives this season a solid comedic game and allows for the kind of misunderstandings and humiliations that are the meat and potatoes of classic situation comedy.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Misknowledges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknowledges. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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