mislearn
verb[T]
uk/mɪsˈlɜːn/us/ˌmɪsˈlɝːn/mislearnedorUKalsomislearnt|mislearnedorUKalsomislearnttolearnsomething in thewrongway:
Thespeakersaid there was nothing moredangerousthan mislearninglessonsofhistory.
They hadmisunderstoodor mislearned therulesfor using "an"ratherthan "a", andthoughtthat "an goodegg" (ratherthan "a goodegg") wascorrect.
- Newgenerationshavecontinuedto mislearn thestory.
- I had justlearnedthatasparaguswasrelatedto agardenflower–althoughI hadactuallymislearned it and put it in thewrongflowerfamily.
- Whereconsonantproductionhas been mislearned,speechandlanguagetherapymay berequiredtoremediatetheresultingspeechdisorder.
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
- wise
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