misunderstanding

[Mis*un`der*stand·ing]

Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.

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Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.

Noun
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"

Noun
putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Misunderstand

n.
Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.

n.
Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.


Misunderstanding

Mis*un`der*stand"ing, n. 1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. Bacon. 2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. "Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.

Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.

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Usage Examples

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.

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Other Usage Examples

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.

In the whole round of human affairs little is so fatal to peace as misunderstanding.

We are infected by our own misunderstanding of how our own minds work.

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