miscomprehension

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ comprehension.

Noun

miscomprehension (countable and uncountable, plural miscomprehensions)

  1. An incorrect understanding of something.
    Teachers testing with informal reading inventories (selected because of comprehension difficulty unrelated to word recognition) were asked to give explanations for the miscomprehensions of their students.

Synonyms

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary
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