Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A failure to understand or interpret correctly.
- noun A disagreement or quarrel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Mistake as to the meaning of something; misconception; erroneous interpretation.
- noun A disagreement; difference; dissension; quarrel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
- noun Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mistake as to the meaning of something; erroneous interpretation; misconception.
- noun A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
- verb Present participle of
misunderstand .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an understanding of something that is not correct
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
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Examples
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Thinking like that is a fault that comes from misunderstanding the Tibetan word nangwa, which can mean either “appearances” or “appearance-making.”
Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth ��� Session Seven: Tantric Practice 1996
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Another misunderstanding is the impression that Thapar's team found genetic differences that cause ADHD.
ADHD: genes play a role, but how crucial are they? Ian Sample 2010
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ANDERSON: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you Lindsay Lohan ` s attorney was in a Beverly Hills court Monday to take care of what she calls a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding that last Friday led the court to put out a warrant for Lindsay ` s arrest.
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Of course, in her view, the misunderstanding is all on our side.
Oh so pure... 2004
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Of course, in her view, the misunderstanding is all on our side.
Damn them. 2004
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Of course, in her view, the misunderstanding is all on our side.
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Of course, in her view, the misunderstanding is all on our side.
Beyond Boston... 2004
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Of course, in her view, the misunderstanding is all on our side.
Archive 2004-06-01 2004
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South African officials meanwhile said that their government was Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad to Algeria as a special envoy following what they called a misunderstanding over the meeting.
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After apologizing for what he called a misunderstanding, Roland Martin is out at CNN.
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