Miscomprehension

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An incorrect understanding of something. countable, uncountable

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From mis- + comprehension.

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