C1 noun Formell

misnovence

/mɪsˈnɒvəns/

The state or act of misinterpreting a new or novel situation by applying outdated frameworks or incorrect assumptions. It describes a failure to recognize the unique properties of a fresh experience, leading to cognitive or practical errors.

Beispiele

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Her misnovence in the new city led her to believe that the local customs were identical to those of her hometown.

Her misinterpretation of the new situation in the city led her to believe that local customs were identical to those of her hometown.

2

The policy failure was attributed to an institutional misnovence regarding the shift in digital consumer behavior.

The policy failure was attributed to an institutional failure to understand the new shift in digital consumer behavior.

3

I had a bit of misnovence when I first used the app, thinking it worked just like the old version.

I had a bit of a misunderstanding of the new app when I first used it, thinking it worked just like the old version.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
misnovence
Verb
misnovent
Adverb
misnovently
Adjektiv
misnovent
Verwandt
misnovation
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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Nov' (new, like in 'novelty') + 'ence' (state). It's the 'wrong state of seeing the new'.

Schnelles Quiz

The CEO's ___ regarding the potential of AI led the company to miss a major technological shift.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: misnovence

Beispiele

1

Her misnovence in the new city led her to believe that the local customs were identical to those of her hometown.

everyday

Her misinterpretation of the new situation in the city led her to believe that local customs were identical to those of her hometown.

2

The policy failure was attributed to an institutional misnovence regarding the shift in digital consumer behavior.

formal

The policy failure was attributed to an institutional failure to understand the new shift in digital consumer behavior.

3

I had a bit of misnovence when I first used the app, thinking it worked just like the old version.

informal

I had a bit of a misunderstanding of the new app when I first used it, thinking it worked just like the old version.

4

Theoretical misnovence occurs when researchers force unprecedented data into existing, incompatible paradigms.

academic

Theoretical misinterpretation of novelty occurs when researchers force unprecedented data into existing, incompatible paradigms.

5

Market misnovence can be costly for startups that assume new demographics behave like traditional ones.

business

Market misperception of new trends can be costly for startups that assume new demographics behave like traditional ones.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
misnovence
Verb
misnovent
Adverb
misnovently
Adjektiv
misnovent
Verwandt
misnovation

Häufige Kollokationen

systemic misnovence a widespread failure to adapt to new information within a system
prone to misnovence likely to misinterpret new situations
correct for misnovence to adjust one's thinking to account for errors in perceiving novelty
cultural misnovence misunderstanding a new culture based on old prejudices
initial misnovence the first misunderstanding of a new phenomenon

Häufige Phrasen

a case of misnovence

an instance where someone misunderstood a new thing

rooted in misnovence

based on a misunderstanding of a new situation

overcome misnovence

to successfully learn the true nature of a new development

Wird oft verwechselt mit

misnovence vs misnomer

A misnomer is a wrong name for something, while misnovence is a wrong understanding of something new.

misnovence vs innocence

Innocence refers to lack of guilt or worldly experience; misnovence refers specifically to the error of misjudging novelty.

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Nutzungshinweise

This term is primarily used in academic or test-specific contexts to describe specific cognitive failures in adapting to change. It is more formal than 'misunderstanding' and implies a specific root cause: the 'newness' of the subject matter.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use this word as a synonym for general ignorance, but it should specifically refer to errors caused by the novelty of a situation.

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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Mis-' (wrong) + 'Nov' (new, like in 'novelty') + 'ence' (state). It's the 'wrong state of seeing the new'.

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Wortherkunft

A modern construction combining the Latin 'mis-' (bad/wrong) and 'novus' (new), following the morphological pattern of Latin-derived abstract nouns.

Grammatikmuster

uncountable noun often followed by the preposition 'regarding' or 'of' can be used as a subject or object

Schnelles Quiz

The CEO's ___ regarding the potential of AI led the company to miss a major technological shift.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: misnovence

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