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misunderstanding

mi·sun·ders·tanding

UK/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/ US/ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

putting the wrong interpretation on

  • “his misinterpretation of the question caused his error”
  • “there was no mistaking her meaning”
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2.

an understanding of something that is not correct

  • “he wasn”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “t have a sister”
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Origin

From Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch misverstand (“misunderstanding”), German Missverständnis (“misunderstanding”), Swedish missförstånd (“misunderstanding”).

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