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PRONUNCIATION OF MISCOMPREHEND

miscomprehend  [ˌmɪskɒmprɪˈhɛnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISCOMPREHEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miscomprehend is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb miscomprehend in English.

WHAT DOES MISCOMPREHEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of miscomprehend in the English dictionary

The definition of miscomprehend in the dictionary is to get the wrong idea about, to misunderstand.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISCOMPREHEND

PRESENT

Present
I miscomprehend
you miscomprehend
he/she/it miscomprehends
we miscomprehend
you miscomprehend
they miscomprehend
Present continuous
I am miscomprehending
you are miscomprehending
he/she/it is miscomprehending
we are miscomprehending
you are miscomprehending
they are miscomprehending
Present perfect
I have miscomprehended
you have miscomprehended
he/she/it has miscomprehended
we have miscomprehended
you have miscomprehended
they have miscomprehended
Present perfect continuous
I have been miscomprehending
you have been miscomprehending
he/she/it has been miscomprehending
we have been miscomprehending
you have been miscomprehending
they have been miscomprehending
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I miscomprehended
you miscomprehended
he/she/it miscomprehended
we miscomprehended
you miscomprehended
they miscomprehended
Past continuous
I was miscomprehending
you were miscomprehending
he/she/it was miscomprehending
we were miscomprehending
you were miscomprehending
they were miscomprehending
Past perfect
I had miscomprehended
you had miscomprehended
he/she/it had miscomprehended
we had miscomprehended
you had miscomprehended
they had miscomprehended
Past perfect continuous
I had been miscomprehending
you had been miscomprehending
he/she/it had been miscomprehending
we had been miscomprehending
you had been miscomprehending
they had been miscomprehending
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will miscomprehend
you will miscomprehend
he/she/it will miscomprehend
we will miscomprehend
you will miscomprehend
they will miscomprehend
Future continuous
I will be miscomprehending
you will be miscomprehending
he/she/it will be miscomprehending
we will be miscomprehending
you will be miscomprehending
they will be miscomprehending
Future perfect
I will have miscomprehended
you will have miscomprehended
he/she/it will have miscomprehended
we will have miscomprehended
you will have miscomprehended
they will have miscomprehended
Future perfect continuous
I will have been miscomprehending
you will have been miscomprehending
he/she/it will have been miscomprehending
we will have been miscomprehending
you will have been miscomprehending
they will have been miscomprehending
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would miscomprehend
you would miscomprehend
he/she/it would miscomprehend
we would miscomprehend
you would miscomprehend
they would miscomprehend
Conditional continuous
I would be miscomprehending
you would be miscomprehending
he/she/it would be miscomprehending
we would be miscomprehending
you would be miscomprehending
they would be miscomprehending
Conditional perfect
I would have miscomprehend
you would have miscomprehend
he/she/it would have miscomprehend
we would have miscomprehend
you would have miscomprehend
they would have miscomprehend
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been miscomprehending
you would have been miscomprehending
he/she/it would have been miscomprehending
we would have been miscomprehending
you would have been miscomprehending
they would have been miscomprehending
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you miscomprehend
we let´s miscomprehend
you miscomprehend
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to miscomprehend
Past participle
miscomprehended
Present Participle
miscomprehending
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISCOMPREHEND


apprehend
ˌæprɪˈhɛnd
attend
əˈtɛnd
bend
bɛnd
boyfriend
ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd
comprehend
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd
deprehend
ˌdɛprɪˈhɛnd
end
ɛnd
friend
frɛnd
girlfriend
ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd
hend
hɛnd
misapprehend
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnd
pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
recommend
ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd
reprehend
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnd
send
sɛnd
spend
spɛnd
subtrahend
ˈsʌbtrəˌhɛnd
tend
tɛnd
trend
trɛnd
weekend
ˌwiːkˈɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISCOMPREHEND

miscode
miscolour
miscommunication
miscomputation
miscompute
misconceit
misconceive
misconceived
misconceiver
misconception
misconduct
misconjecture
misconnect
misconnection
misconstruct
misconstruction
misconstrue
misconstruing
miscontent
miscontentment

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISCOMPREHEND

ascend
at an end
best friend
come to an end
defend
depend
extend
front-end
high-end
in the end
intend
legend
lend
prehend
rend
shend
the end
to the bitter end
Townshend
vend

Synonyms and antonyms of miscomprehend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «miscomprehend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISCOMPREHEND

Find out the translation of miscomprehend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miscomprehend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miscomprehend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

就将误解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miscomprehend
570 millions of speakers

English

miscomprehend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

miscomprehend
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

miscomprehend
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

miscomprehend
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miscomprehend
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

miscomprehend
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

miscomprehend
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salah faham
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

miscomprehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

miscomprehend
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오해 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miscomprehend
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miscomprehend
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

miscomprehend
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीचा अर्थ लावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miscomprehend
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non capire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miscomprehend
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

miscomprehend
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miscomprehend
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

miscomprehend
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeerd verstaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miscomprehend
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miscomprehend
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miscomprehend

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCOMPREHEND»

The term «miscomprehend» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCOMPREHEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «miscomprehend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «miscomprehend» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about miscomprehend

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCOMPREHEND»

Discover the use of miscomprehend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miscomprehend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Miscomprehension of Televised Communications
Are There Demographic Differences in the Extent to Which Different People Miscomprehend Communications? A number of different socio-demographic characteristics were assessed. These included the respondents' sex, age, marital status, ...
Wayne D. Hoyer, David A. Sheluga, 1987
2
Consumer Behavior
109 In addition to miscomprehending advertising messages, consumers sometimes miscomprehend product descriptions and usage instructions. The insurance company Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company) changed its ...
Wayne D. Hoyer, Deborah J. MacInnis, Rik Pieters, 2012
3
The Story of Angels: Lucifer
Michael floats next to Abdiel, inspects Lucifer's hoards. He puts a placating hand on Abdiel's shoulder. MICHAEL We will learn their purpose. Mayhap you miscomprehend them. ABDIEL I miscomprehend nothing. MICHAEL Have faith, Abdiel.
Mark Adam Kaplan, 2014
4
Attention, Attitude, and Affect in Response to Advertising
RECALL HYPOTHESES A major criticism of direct comparative ads has been that consumers might miscomprehend them or forget them due to proactive or retroactive inhibition. Therefore, consumers might think that these ads promoted the ...
Eddie M. Clark, Timothy C. Brock, David W. Stewart, 1994
5
The Tangled Web They Weave: Truth, Falsity, and Advertisers
Consumers do not miscomprehend the statement itself, but only its truth. Indeed, the reason they miscomprehend the truth is precisely because they correctly comprehend the E statement to imply the I statement, just as the advertiser no doubt ...
Ivan L. Preston, 1996
6
Analyzing Media: Communication Technologies as Symbolic and ...
They concluded that a "large proportion of the American television viewing audience tends to miscomprehend communications broadcast over commercial television" (p. 89). They specifically reported that "the vast majority (96.5%) of the 2700 ...
James W. Chesebro, Dale A. Bertelsen, 1998
7
The Comprehension and Miscomprehension of Print Communication
To determine whether viewers possessing certain demographic characteristics were more prone than others to miscomprehend televised communications. Briefly, the initial study involved a quota sample of 2,700 individuals broadly ...
Jacob Jacoby, Wayne D. Hoyer, 2013
8
Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture
Though much of what was revolutionary about the Sex Pistols has today become nearly mainstream, many among the untutored continue to miscomprehend and dismiss the authentic punk of the Sex Pistols, as if it were cut from the same cloth  ...
William Irwin, Jorge J. E. Gracia, 2007
9
Market Research Abstracts
The primary objectives of the investigation were (1) to determine whether viewers do, in fact, miscomprehend televised communications (2) assuming they do, to determine whether there is a 'normative range' of miscomprehension associated  ...
‎1982
10
The Soldier of Lyons: A Tale of the Tuileries
I surely miscomprehend you,” exclaimed Camille, raising his voice to a pitch of indiscreet indignation. “I surely mistake your intention, in believing that you would assign to me the part of a spy—of an eaves-dropping traitor " “ I am simply ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCOMPREHEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miscomprehend is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Who turned our youth into extremist monsters?
... make spelling mistakes, commit errors in Arabic and miscomprehend terminology, have become Takfeeri killers. They reject our political and ... «Saudi Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Police Chief Mike Koval: We followed the law in responding to …
The writers seem to miscomprehend my duties under the public records laws. Wisconsin's public records laws provide that all records are ... «Madison.com, Apr 15»
3
Upping the ante on Mizner Trail, how free should we be, plus more
Sachs added, “Your client continues to miscomprehend the objectives” of the association. The group and the individual plaintiffs “do not seek ... «Boca Raton, Feb 15»
4
Is This The Most Hated Man in Books?: Twitter vs. Edward Champion
It is too occupied with bloodthirsty jackals who willfully miscomprehend idiosyncratic voices and go well out of their way to stifle interesting ... «Daily Beast, Sep 14»
5
Takaful Insurance: Towards Deepening Insurance Penetration
Many Muslims miscomprehend the role of insurance in Islam and argue that it is forbidden and goes against the belief in the will of Allah ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 14»
6
Colonies defendant Jeff Burum a possible suspect in phone hacking …
“As will be demonstrated in our replies to be filed next week, the government's oppositions mischaracterize and miscomprehend our arguments ... «San Bernardino Sun, Apr 14»
7
Affable, even admirable, but is Clare Balding really fascinating?
... lesbians shoot” – but I fear Tatler's staff miscomprehend the nature of fascination. They confuse good sense and affability with the near-occult ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
8
LEE v. LILLY TRUCKING OF VIRGINIA, INC.
Plaintiffs miscomprehend the bifurcated removal approach set forth by Congress in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b). As set forth in the plain language of the ... «Leagle.com, Mar 12»
9
A Note on Mayweather-Ortiz...HAUSER
Or maybe you just turn into a cyberspace wolf bytch -- I mean man -- when you miscomprehend syet. Anyway, guy, CHILLAX! Take a chill pill ... «The Sweet Science, Sep 11»
10
In Praise of Christopher Hitchens: A Paean for a Life Well Lived
... 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 ... «Huffington Post, Jul 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Miscomprehend [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/miscomprehend>. Jun 2026 ».
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