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misunderstanding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misapprehension, mistake |
| Type of | misconception |
| Derivation | misunderstand |
there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister.
misunderstanding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misinterpretation, mistaking |
| Type of | interpretation |
| Has types | imbroglio, misconstrual, misconstruction, misreading |
| Derivation | misunderstand |
Examples of misunderstanding
misunderstanding
There's sort of a misunderstanding by the public about what exactly is going on.
From the businessweek.com
The language of your review reveals a fundemental misunderstanding of this idea.
From the guardian.co.uk
Roden e-mailed Dome again on Monday and took the blame for any misunderstanding.
From the newsobserver.com
Misunderstanding of the illness itself contributes to the risk of disclosing it.
From the businessweek.com
By Friday afternoon, City Manager Andy Souza said it was all a misunderstanding.
From the fresnobee.com
While she occasionally misunderstanding my requests, I can't fault her entirely.
From the psychcentral.com
Good read, but there is a big misunderstanding about Brazilian rosewood in here.
From the forbes.com
It is a misunderstanding that soft-rot fungi are only found where there is wood.
From the newscientist.com
His lawyer, Joel Schwartz, insisted that it all started with a misunderstanding.
From the stltoday.com
- Misinterpretation: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
- Mistake: 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"
- (misunderstand) misconstrue: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
- "Misunderstanding" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Al B. Sure!. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100 .
- "Misunderstanding" is a song by British band Genesis, released on their 1980 album Duke. It reached number 14 in the US and number 42 in the UK.
- The Misunderstanding (French: Le Malentendu), sometimes published as Cross Purpose, is a play written in 1943 in occupied Paris by Albert Camus.
- A mistake as to the meaning of something; erroneous interpretation; misconception; A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel
- (misunderstand) To understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly
- (11. Misunderstandings) The danger of misunderstandings arising out of other agreements that out of written order confirmations, the instructions and messages from the consignor and those to other parties concerning their acceptance of unauthorized persons involved with the removal firm will not ...
