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misknow

mis·know
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-noh]
    • /mɪsˈnoʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-noh]
    • /mɪsˈnoʊ/

Definitions of misknow word

  • verb with object misknow to fail to understand or recognize; misunderstand: to misknow the problem. 1
  • noun misknow To misunderstand. 1
  • verb misknow to have the wrong idea about; misunderstand 0
  • verb misknow to be unaware or ignorant of 0
  • verb transitive misknow to have a misconception of; misunderstand 0

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Origin of misknow

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, misknow is from the Middle English word misknowen. See mis-1, know1

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Parts of speech for Misknow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

misknow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for misknow

verb misknow

  • misread — Read (a piece of text) wrongly.
  • misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
  • miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
  • overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.

Antonyms for misknow

verb misknow

  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  • interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.

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