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   Mis·un·der·stand·ing

   /ˌmisˌəndərˈstandiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. a failure to understand something correctly: "a misunderstanding of the facts and the law" Similar misinterpretationmisconstructionmisreadingmisapprehensionmisconceptionmistakeerrormisjudgmentmisbeliefmiscalculationconfusionmix-upcrossed wiresthe wrong ideafalse impressionfallacyillusiondelusion
   • ▪ a disagreement or quarrel: "he left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer" Similar disagreementdifferencedifference of opinionvarianceclash of viewsdisputedisputationfalling-outquarrelargumentaltercationsquabblewranglerowclashconflictinformal:ructionspatscraptiffOpposite harmony

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