Misunderstanding Definition & Meaning

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Misunderstanding

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

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

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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