misunderstanding

Definition of misunderstanding in English English dictionary: Present participle of misunderstand; A mistake as to the meaning of something; erroneous interpretation; misconception; A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel; {n} a disagreement, an error; A misunderstanding is a failure to understand something properly, for example a situation or a person's remarks. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings; putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"; A disagreement, particularly a public one; Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel; Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception; {i} incorrect understanding, incorrect interpretation; 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"; You can refer to a disagreement or slight quarrel as a misunderstanding. a little misunderstanding with the police
misunderstand: To understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly
misunderstand: to take in a wrong sense
misunderstand: {v} to misconceive, to mistake
misunderstand: {f} understand incorrectly, interpret incorrectly, comprehend incorrectly
misunderstand: To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense
misunderstand: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
misunderstand: If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is Maybe I misunderstood you. see also misunderstood You can say don't misunderstand me when you want to correct a wrong impression that you think someone may have got about what you are saying. I'm not saying what he did was good, don't misunderstand me. to fail to understand someone or something correctly
misunderstandings: plural of misunderstanding
total misunderstanding: complete misunderstanding, total lack of understanding