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- DictionaryMis·un·der·stand·ing/ˌmisˌəndərˈstandiNG/
noun
- 1. a failure to understand something correctly: "a misunderstanding of the facts and the law"
A misunderstanding is what happens when you don't comprehend something correctly. It's also another name for a disagreement, like the misunderstanding you and your sister had about whose turn it was to do the dishes.
[uncountable, countable] a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly. There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model. The problem arose from a misunderstanding on the part of the French. The meeting is a final chance to clear up any misunderstandings.
The meaning of MISUNDERSTAND is to fail to understand. How to use misunderstand in a sentence.
to think you have understood someone or something when you have not: If you think that these transportation problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem. I told him I'd meet him here, but perhaps he misunderstood and went straight to the restaurant. be misunderstood. C2.
misunderstanding. noun. /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋ/ [uncountable, countable] a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model. The problem arose from a misunderstanding on the part of the French.
noun. uk / ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ / us. misunderstanding noun (NOT UNDERSTAND) Add to word list. B2. If there is a misunderstanding, someone does not understand something correctly: There must have been a misunderstanding. misunderstanding noun (DISAGREE) a slight disagreement.
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly. Synonyms: misinterpret, misapprehend, misconstrue. to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of. misunderstand. / ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd / verb. to fail to understand properly. Discover More. Other Words From. mis un·der·stand er noun. Discover More.
