Antonyms for misunderstanding


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mis-uhn-der-stan-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ


Definition of misunderstanding

Origin :
  • "want of understanding," mid-15c., from present participle of misunderstand.
  • When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
  • Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.
  • noun instance of having the wrong idea
  • noun argument, fight
Example sentences :
  • "I shall not interfere with that arrangement," said the lawyer, misunderstanding his object.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it is not my intention to do away with government.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And let there be no misunderstanding—we are going to begin to act, beginning today.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It had come only after many days of misunderstanding and doubt.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • In this matter there must be no indefiniteness, no chance for misunderstanding.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The intangible monster of a misunderstanding had crept between them.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • She had forgotten their misunderstanding in the present practical emergency.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • He made his own intention plain beyond any possibility of misunderstanding.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • You cannot conceive how much I have felt from this misunderstanding—the first we have ever had.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The secret of the house is not a misunderstanding; it is life.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

Synonyms for misunderstanding

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