Word: miscomprehension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mis
com
pre
hen
sion
Definition: An incorrect understanding of something.
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: comprehend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Affix: prehendere
Language: la
Decoded: prehendere
Meaning: to seize
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.