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MISCOMPREHENSION Synonyms

7 synonyms for miscomprehension. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for miscomprehension. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for MISCOMPREHENSION

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confusion

noun

n

noun

• disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

error

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

miscalculation

noun

n

noun

• a mistake in calculating

misconception

noun

n

noun

• an incorrect conception

misinterpretation

noun

n

noun

• putting the wrong interpretation on

misunderstanding

noun

n

noun

• putting the wrong interpretation on

• an understanding of something that is not correct

mix-up

noun

n

noun

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

Alternatives for CONFUSION

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