miscomprehend

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verb

To misunderstand.

OriginEnglish comprehend ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmiscomprehend (third-person singular simple present miscomprehends, present participle miscomprehending, simple past and past participle miscomprehended)

present singular third person miscomprehends · participle present miscomprehending · participle past miscomprehended · past miscomprehended

  1. To misunderstand.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misconstructmisconstrue

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishcomprehend
  10. Englishmiscomprehend

From mis- + comprehend.

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APA

miscomprehend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscomprehend

MLA

“miscomprehend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscomprehend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscomprehend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscomprehend.

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