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Noun
/ˌmisˌəndərˈstandiNG/,
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misunderstandings, plural;
  1. A failure to understand something correctly
    • - a misunderstanding of the facts and the law
    • - there must have been some kind of misunderstanding
  2. A disagreement or quarrel
    • - he left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer
  1. misinterpretation: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
  2. mistake: 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"
  3. (misunderstand) misconstrue: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
  4. "Misunderstanding" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Al B. Sure!. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100 .
  5. "Misunderstanding" is a song by British band Genesis, released on their 1980 album Duke. It reached number 14 in the US and number 42 in the UK.
  6. The Misunderstanding (French: Le Malentendu), sometimes published as Cross Purpose, is a play written in 1943 in occupied Paris by Albert Camus.
  7. A mistake as to the meaning of something; erroneous interpretation; misconception; A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel
  8. (misunderstand) To understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly
  9. (11. Misunderstandings) The danger of misunderstandings arising out of other agreements that out of written order confirmations, the instructions and messages from the consignor and those to other parties concerning their acceptance of unauthorized persons involved with the removal firm will not ...
  10. (Misunderstandings) You agree that if any dispute arises out of this agreement, we will attempt to settle it between ourselves first. ...
  11. if the person using the quote misjudges the importance of context, partial sentences, or inserts an invalid implication.
  12. (Le Malentendu) (1944)