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Misunderstanding

Misunderstanding Meaning & Definition
Misunderstanding Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Misunderstanding?

[n] an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
[n] putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Misunderstanding: misapprehension | misinterpretation | mistake | mistaking

Related Terms | Find terms related to Misunderstanding: abuse of terms | agreement to disagree | argument | catachresis | clerical error | contorting | controversy | corrigendum | cross-purposes | difference | difference of opinion | difficulty | disagreement | discord | disparity | dispute | dissension | distortion | dividedness | division | eisegesis | erratum | error | failure | fault | faute | garbling | gloss | human error | malentendu | malobservation | misapplication | misapprehension | miscalculation | miscarriage | miscitation | misconception | misconstruction | miscount | misdeal | misexplanation | misexplication | misexposition | misidentification | misintelligence | misinterpretation | misjudgment | misplay | misprint | misquotation | misreading | misrendering | misreport | miss | misstatement | mistake | mistaking | mistranslation | misuse | misuse of words | odds | perversion | polarization | quarrel | rift | squeezing | torturing | twisting | typo | typographical error | variance | wrenching | wrong impression

See Also | imbroglio | interpretation | misconception | misconstrual | misconstruction | misreading

Misunderstanding In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis*un`der*stand"ing\, n. 1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. --Bacon. 2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. ``Misunderstandings among friends.'' --Swift.

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