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—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
