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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"
Misunderstanding definition: failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.. See examples of MISUNDERSTANDING used in a sentence.
The meaning of MISUNDERSTAND is to fail to understand. How to use misunderstand in a sentence.
[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.
2 days ago · A misunderstanding is a failure to understand something properly, for example a situation or a person's remarks . There has been some misunderstanding of our publishing aims. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings. Synonyms: mistake, error, mix-up, misconception More Synonyms of misunderstanding.
verb [ I or T ] us / ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstænd / uk / ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd / misunderstood | misunderstood. Add to word list. B2. 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.
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.
verb (used with object) , mis·un·der·stood, mis·un·der·stand·ing. 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.
