misunderstanding
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misunderstanding
- /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/ UK
- /ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ændɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch misverstand (“misunderstanding”), German Missverständnis (“misunderstanding”), Swedish missförstånd (“misunderstanding”).
noun misunderstandings
- A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception. The worst distance between two people is misunderstanding. - Thoughtkick
- A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. It was only months and months afterwards, when I made the attempt to recover what was left of the body, that I heard the original quarrel arose from a misunderstanding about some hens.
verb
- present participle and gerund of misunderstand
