misknow

misknow
misknowledge /mis nol"ij/, n.
/mis noh"/, v.t., misknew, misknown, misknowing.
to fail to understand or recognize; misunderstand: to misknow the problem.
[1250-1300; ME misknowen. See MIS-1, KNOW1]

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  • Misknow — Mis*know , v. t. To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misknow — [mis nō′] vt. misknew, misknown, misknowing to have a misconception of; misunderstand misknowledge n …   English World dictionary

  • misknow — (ˈ)mis+ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English misknowen, from mis (I) + knowen to know more at know 1. : to fail to recognize welcome our enemies and misknow our friends 2. : to know incorrectly …   Useful english dictionary

  • misknow — transitive verb (misknew; misknown; knowing) Date: 15th century misunderstand • misknowledge noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • misknow — mis·know …   English syllables

  • misknow — mis•know [[t]mɪsˈnoʊ[/t]] v. t. knew, known, know•ing cvb to misunderstand • Etymology: 1250–1300 mis•knowl′edge ˈnɒl ɪdʒ n …   From formal English to slang

  • mis- — prefix Etymology: partly from Middle English, from Old English; partly from Middle English mes , mis , from Anglo French mes , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mis ; akin to Old English missan to miss 1. a. badly ; wrongly < misjudge > b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • misknowledge — noun see misknow …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • misknowledge — See misknow. * * * …   Universalium

  • mistake — [n] error, misunderstanding aberration, blooper*, blunder, boo boo*, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub*, fluff*, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension,… …   New thesaurus

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