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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalinterpretación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal.in.teɾ.pɾe.taˈsjon
"La malinterpretación del mensaje causó problemas."
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A failure to understand something correctly; a serious misconception or faulty interpretation.
"Her persistent malcomprehension of the contract clauses led to costly legal disputes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'mal-' (meaning bad or faulty) combined with 'comprehension', stemming from the Latin 'comprehendere' (to grasp or understand). It entered English usage as a specialized psychological and semantic term to denote fundamentally flawed understanding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malcomprehension" is said worldwide
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incompréhension
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃
"Sa malcompréhension des consignes a entraîné des erreurs."
Fehlverstehen
Transliteration: ˈfeːl.fɛɐ̯ˌʃteːən
"Das ständige Fehlverstehen führte zu Konflikten."
incomprensione
Transliteration: iŋ.kom.prenˈsjo.ne
"La sua incomprensione del testo era evidente."
malinterpretación
Transliteration: mal.in.teɾ.pɾe.taˈsjon
"La malinterpretación del mensaje causó problemas."
mal-entendido
Transliteration: maw.ẽ.teɾˈdi.du
"O mal-entendido foi esclarecido rapidamente."
गलतफहमी
Transliteration: galatfahmi
"उसकी गलतफहमी के कारण विवाद हुआ।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"他对这个概念有很深的误解。"
오해
Transliteration: ohae
"그의 발언은 많은 오해를 불러일으켰다."
誤解
Transliteration: gokai
"彼の説明には大きな誤解が含まれていた。"
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