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misunderstanding
 
Noun misunderstanding has 2 senses
  1. misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
    --1 is a kind of interpretation
    --1 has particulars: imbroglio; misconstrual, misconstruction; misreading
    Derived form: verb misunderstand1
  2. mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension - 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"
    --2 is a kind of misconception
    Derived form: verb misunderstand1
Verb misunderstand has 1 sense
  1. misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
    --1 is one way to interpret, construe, see
    Derived forms: noun misunderstanding1, noun misunderstanding2
    Sample sentences:
    Sam and Sue misunderstand the movie
    They won't misunderstand the story
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