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Synonyms for misunderstanding
ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋmis·un·der·stand·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
misunderstanding
Synonyms:
ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, rudeness, unfamiliarityAntonyms:
acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, perception, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom
Princeton's WordNet
misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistakingnoun
putting the wrong interpretation on
"his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
Synonyms:
mistaking, misapprehension, misinterpretation, mistakemistake, misunderstanding, misapprehensionnoun
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"
Synonyms:
mistaking, misapprehension, misinterpretation, mistake, fault, error
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
misunderstandingnoun
Synonyms:
misapprehension, misconception
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
misunderstandingnoun
Synonyms:
misconception, miscomprehension, misapprehension, variance, disagreement, dissension, controversy
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "misunderstanding":
misconception, incomprehension, misapprehension, misinterpretation, miscommunication, mix-up, confusion, mistake, misperception
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#899 | error | |
#5045 | fault | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#7453 | confusion | |
#11981 | ignorance | |
#22960 | misunderstanding | |
#36938 | misconception | |
#38902 | illiteracy | |
#61152 | misinterpretation | |
#61866 | rudeness | |
#63840 | inexperience | |
#66037 | mistaking | |
#80899 | miscommunication | |
#105795 | misperception | |
#121757 | unfamiliarity | |
#139927 | misapprehension | |
#160795 | incomprehension |
How to use misunderstanding in a sentence?
We have apologized to the officer for our misunderstanding when he attended class on our campus, and we regret this happened. We have met with the faculty and staff involved to reiterate the Georgia Law and Darton Policy.
Misunderstanding is understanding in your own way than what IS!
Life is damned to be a misunderstanding, if we just see it as we think it is, and not as it actually is. Life will be a sequence of misapprehensions, if we experience it with our own quirky wording, our own constricted view and not with the language of others. ( “ Life was a misunderstanding » )
I don't know if it was done on purpose, with the intent to sabotage my effort, or if it was done on purpose as a result of a misunderstanding during production meetings about some of the things I said I might find challenging and eager to do.
John Lennon, "Strawberry Fields":
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
Translations for misunderstanding
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- سؤ تفاهمArabic
- nedorozuměníCzech
- MissverständnisGerman
- malentendidoSpanish
- segadusEstonian
- sekaannus, väärinkäsitys, väärinymmärrysFinnish
- malentenduFrench
- mì-thuigsinn, mì-bhreithneachadhScottish Gaelic
- fraintendimentoItalian
- 勘違い, 誤解Japanese
- 誤解, 착각, 錯覺, 오해Korean
- ambiguitasLatin
- pōhēhētangaMāori
- misverstandDutch
- nieporozumieniePolish
- confusão, mal-entendidoPortuguese
- неправильное понимание, недоразумениеRussian
- missförståndSwedish
- mescomprindance, måletindouWalloon
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