miscomprehension

noun

mis·​com·​pre·​hen·​sion ˌmis-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən 

-prē-

plural miscomprehensions

: a failure to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of something : a failure to comprehend : misinterpretation

… the conflict has pushed both sides across an unexpected threshold, where they view each other with miscomprehension and suspicion.

—Alan Cowell

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above