misunderstanding

noun/ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #6,073 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a failure to understand something correctly; a wrong interpretation.

Illustration for the English word “misunderstanding”

Example sentence

There was a small misunderstanding between us about the meeting time, so I arrived an hour late.

Synonyms & related words

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