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miscomprehend

/mɪskˌɑmpɹihˈɛnd/ verb

To misunderstand.

Word Origin From Latin comprehendere, literally 'to grasp together' — com- 'together' + prehendere 'to seize.' To comprehend is to mentally grasp. Mis- adds 'wrongly,' so miscomprehend means to grasp incorrectly, to misunderstand. The root prehendere gives us apprehend (seize toward), reprehend (seize back, blame), and prehensile (able to grasp). So miscomprehend is literally 'wrongly grasp together.'

verb To misunderstand.

It's easy to miscomprehend his intentions if you don't know him well.

(动词) 误解；曲解；误会；错解

如果你不了解他，很容易误解他的意图。

(verbo) Comprender mal; malentender.

Es fácil malinterpretar sus intenciones si no lo conoces bien.

(verbe) mal comprendre; mécomprendre; se méprendre [Comprendre de manière incorrecte ; mal interpréter.]

Il est facile de miscomprehend ses intentions si on ne le connaît pas bien.

(Verb) missverstehen; falsch verstehen [Etwas falsch verstehen oder missdeuten.]

Es ist leicht, seine Absichten zu **miscomprehend**, wenn man ihn nicht gut kennt.

(動詞) 誤解する。人の言葉や意図を正しく理解しないこと。

彼のことがよくわかっていないと、その意図を誤解しやすい。

(verbo) compreender mal; entender mal; interpretar mal; mal-entender [Compreender mal; entender mal.]

É fácil compreender mal suas intenções se você não o conhece bem.

Synonyms: misunderstand misinterpret misapprehend misconceive mistake get wrong misread misjudge Antonyms: understand comprehend grasp apprehend

Related words

comprehension comprehensive comprehensible comprehensibility apprehension apprehensive reprehensible reprehension enterprising

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