'Misunderstanding' definitions:
Definition of 'misunderstanding'
(from WordNet)
noun
Putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking]
noun
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" [syn: mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension]
Definition of 'Misunderstanding'
From: GCIDE
- Misunderstand \Mis*un`der*stand"\ (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misunderstood (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misunderstanding.] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Misunderstanding'
From: GCIDE
- Misunderstanding \Mis*un`der*stand"ing\, n.
- 1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. "Misunderstandings among friends." --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misunderstanding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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