Comprehension and Misunderstanding

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Comprehension noun - The knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something.

Usage example: the president's comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East

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Misunderstanding noun - A failure to understand correctly.

Usage example: people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer

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Comprehension is an antonym for misunderstanding in topics: argument, instance of having the wrong idea.

Nearby Word: misunderstand

human	human comprehension	human misunderstanding
total	total comprehension	total misunderstanding
many	many comprehension	many misunderstanding
simple	simple comprehension	simple misunderstanding
Other adjectives: real, little, bad, mutual.

Of course, it is possible she really has a good comprehension of the idea, considered herself and Robin to be in a romantic relationship despite the lack of verbal confirmation (and enjoyed the idea to boot), and got sad and angry when Robin cleared what he considered a misunderstanding.

Source: Headscratchers / Teen Titans

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