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noun
1.
failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
2.
a disagreement or quarrel.
Related forms
mis·un·der·stand·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. misapprehension, error, misconception. 2. discord, difference, difficulty, dissension.
1. misapprehension, error, misconception. 2. discord, difference, difficulty, dissension.
Antonyms
2. concord.
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Misunderstanding
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verb (used with object), -stood, -stand·ing.
1.
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
2.
to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of.
Related forms
mis·un·der·stand·er, noun
Synonyms
1. misconstrue, misapprehend, misinterpret.
1. misconstrue, misapprehend, misinterpret.
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Word Origin & History
misunderstand
c.1200; see mis- (1) + understand. Misunderstanding "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1642.
EXPAND"When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood." [Lionel Trilling]
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