misknow
verb
mis·know ˌmis-ˈnō 
misknew ˌmis-ˈnü ; misknowing
-ˈnyü
; misknown ˌmis-ˈnōn ; misknowing transitive verb
: misunderstand
misknowledge
ˌmis-ˈnä-lij
noun 
Synonyms
- misapprehend
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misperceive
- misread
- miss
- mistake
- misunderstand
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
misknowledge
noun
as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- misunderstanding
- misconstruction
- misinterpretation
- mistake
- incomprehension
- misconception
- misreading
- misconstruing
- misperception
- misimpression
- misapprehension
- astigmatism
- misprision
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- knowledge
- understanding
- perception
- conception
- appreciation
- comprehension
- grasp
- apprehension
- awareness
- realization
- consciousness
- prehension
- grokking
- pseudodont
- pseudodox
- pseudodoxy
- pseudoephedrine
- pseudoephedrines
- pseudoer
- pseudoest
- pseudofertilization
- pseudogalena
- pseudogamic
- pseudogamy
- pseudogastrula
- pseudogeneric name
- pseudogenes
- pseudoglanders
- pseudoglottis
- pseudograph
- pseudographer
- pseudographs
- pseudography
- pseudograsserie
- Pseudogryphus
- pseudogyne
- pseudogynous
- pseudogyny