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misknowledge

misknowledge noun: misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.

Noun

misknowledge (usually uncountable, plural misknowledges)

  1. (usually) Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.

Forms of misknowledge

pluralmisknowledges

Origin of misknowledge

From mis- + knowledge. Compare misknow.

Questions about misknowledge

What does misknowledge mean?
Misknowledge means misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
What part of speech is misknowledge?
Misknowledge is a noun.
What is the plural of misknowledge?
The plural of misknowledge is misknowledges.

Words near misknowledge in the dictionary

  1. misknots
  2. misknotted
  3. misknotting
  4. misknow
  5. misknowing
  6. misknowledge
  7. misknowledges
  8. misknown
  9. misknows
  10. Misko
  11. Miskolc

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