comprehension
noun
the act or process of comprehending.
miscomprehension
-
a word derived from
comprehension.
Example Sentences
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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
But you were talking of your miscomprehension of Doggie.”
From The Rough Road by William John Locke
What is worse for the alien than miscomprehension is the simple fact that he is in the position of an invader.
From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Lafcadio Hearn
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 Vernon Lee
It was as if she felt herself so far removed from his conception of her that she might say anything she pleased, sure of his miscomprehension.
From The Desert and the Sown by Mary Hallock Foote
