- a failure to understand; mistake of meaning or intention
- a quarrel or disagreement
noun
- When you read something in a book and you don't understand its actual meaning but instead believe that it means something different entirely, this is an example of a misunderstanding of the book.
- When you and your spouse have a little fight over whose turn it is go to pick up groceries, this is an example of a misunderstanding.
The definition of a misunderstanding is a situation where something is not understood properly, or a quarrel or disagreement.
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noun
- A failure to understand or interpret correctly.
- A disagreement or quarrel.
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Noun
(plural misunderstandings)
- A mistake as to the meaning of something; erroneous interpretation; misconception.
- A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
Verb
- Present participle of misunderstand.
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Sentence Examples
- There are materials for misunderstanding here.
- "It was a misunderstanding," she managed, her face hot.
- Through some misunderstanding, he reported on his return that the count had accepted all the terms offered, including the retention of the tricolour flag; and the count published a formal denial.
- The explanation of the very perplexing changes which the character of Gawain has undergone appears to lie in a misunderstanding of the original sources of that character.
- To prevent misunderstanding, it may be added that his diet was mainly vegetarian, and that he rarely drank wine.
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