I think there has been some misunderstanding here.
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Misunderstanding
/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
Synonyms for "misunderstanding" (117 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (24)
Noun(9 words)
misinterpretationcommunication disconnectcommunication gapconceptual misunderstandingconflictconfusionconfusionsdisagreementdiscord
abuse of termsagreement to disagreeargumentcatachresisclerical errorcontortingcontroversycorrigendumcross purposescross-purposesdifferencedifference of opiniondifficultydisagreementdiscord
Strong matches (35)
disparitydisputedissensiondistortiondividednessdivisioneisegesiserratumerrorfailurefallacyfaultfautefightgarblingglosshuman errormalentendumalobservationmisapplication
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Noun(8 words)
erroneous ideaerrorfacetiousnessfalse belieffalse notionmisapprehensionmiscommunicationmiscommunication problems
Adjective(2 words)
french confusionkinetic friction constant
Verb(1 words)
Related words (58)
Verb(2 words)
misconceivingmisinterpret instructions
misconceptionmisconstructionmiscountmisdealmisexplanationmisexplicationmisexpositionmisidentificationmisintelligencemisinterpretationmisjudgmentmisplaymisprintmisquotationmisreadingmisrenderingmisreportmissmisstatementmistake
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mistakingmistranslationmisusemisuse of wordsoddsperversionpolarizationquarrelriftself-deceptionsqueezingsticktifftorturingtwisttwistingtypotypographical errorvariancewrenchingwrong impression
Noun(13 words)
misconceptionmisconceptionsmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisreadingmiss the pointmistakemistakingmore unclearmotion change conceptstate of confusionuncomprehending
Adjective(2 words)
poor communicationwrong conclusion
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesbeliefcommunication errorcommunication issuecommunication problemconflictconfusiondisagreementideainterpretationmiscommunicationmisconceptionnotionunderstanding
More specific
18 entriescultural misunderstandingdifferent interpretationfalse impressiongroup misunderstandinginaccurate assumptioninaccurate readinginstruction misunderstandinglanguage barriermisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisreadingmythpreconceptionsarcasm misinterpretationtone misreading
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
9 entriesavoid misunderstandingcommon misunderstandingcultural misunderstandingfrequent misunderstandingmajor misunderstandingminor misunderstandingmutual misunderstandingserious misunderstandingunderstanding avoidance
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Many a quarrel comes about through a misunderstanding.
Source: tatoeba (34678)
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
Source: tatoeba (36652)
There appears to be a misunderstanding.
Source: tatoeba (38337)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.