Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To comprehend wrongly; misunderstand.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.
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- verb
Misunderstand .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His prominence, it is impossible to say, has not suffered by his branding along with the other so called 'new atheists,' but to merely affix that sticker to Christopher's forehead is to skip the story, read the executive summary, and then to miscomprehend the shortening; surely Hitchens is an anti-theist, but that is merely a theme in his life, not its aggregate.
Alex Wilhelm: In Praise of Christopher Hitchens: A Paean for a Life Well Lived 2010
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Logan, what you seem to miscomprehend here is that everything you mention is "Pumping the Bubble" -- which can be characterized as a grand invitation to a carnival where everyone is encouraged to take part in a vast game by card sharks who play up all the marks into investing in a ponzi scheme; which it is their intent to walk away with in the closing hours of the game.
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But ... what I overheard on Serieve, a time or two ... did I miscomprehend?
Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981
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"I beg you not miscomprehend," Nina said, somewhat earnestly, to the little landlady (for was she not a friend of Leo's?).
Prince Fortunatus William Black 1869
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The studies also demonstrate that many jurors miscomprehend the definition of mitigation.
Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union 2009
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