Synonyms for misunderstanding
ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋmis·un·der·stand·ing

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1. misunderstanding

   Synonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, rudeness, unfamiliarity

   Antonyms:
   acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, perception, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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, mistake

2. mistake, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Interpretation
   • Misconception

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. misunderstandingnoun

   Synonyms:
   misapprehension, misconception

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1. misunderstandingnoun

   Synonyms:
   misconception, miscomprehension, misapprehension, variance, disagreement, dissension, controversy

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1. List of paraphrases for "misunderstanding":

   misconception, incomprehension, misapprehension, misinterpretation, miscommunication, mix-up, confusion, mistake, misperception

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1. Adam Sandler:

   Pixels, it was just a misunderstanding and once the movie is out will be cleared up.

2. Philip Roth:

   Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding?

3. Shuji Yamaguchi:

   All this criticism is based on misunderstanding, I think, our system is quite modernized, however there are some people who believe differently.

4. Vice President Mike Pence:

   It represents a misunderstanding on your part, and frankly, a lot of people in the public's part about the difference between having a test versus the ability to actually process the test, as The President has said many times, what The President understood early on was, the old system would never be able to process the tests at the massive volume that we would need in the midst of an epidemic.

5. Antnio Guterres:

   I am alarmed by the risk of a military escalation in the region, including by miscalculation or misunderstanding.