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A comedy of miscomprehension that explodes into sudden tragedy, it is all the sadder for involving no villains, no clash of good and evil, or even of conscious right and wrong.

From Time Magazine Archive

The moment came when the grief of miscomprehension was revealed to poor Foscolo; when he saw how little he was understood by this woman whom he loved as a mother.

From The Countess of Albany by Lee, Vernon

Yes, most surely you will!" replied Manuel, "No one in the world ever tried to be good and great at the same time without suffering miscomprehension and bitter pain.

From The Master-Christian by Corelli, Marie

He spoke in a tone of gentle pathos, with the resigned and patient air of one who feels the burden of solitude and the sense of miscomprehension.

From The Master-Christian by Corelli, Marie

He told his host and hostess about the strangers, though omitting the actual conversation because they would merely smile in blank miscomprehension.

From Four Weird Tales by Blackwood, Algernon