miscomprehend

miscomprehend

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English comprehend
English miscomprehend

    From mis- + comprehend.

    Verb

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

    1. To misunderstand.

    Translations

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