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Misunderstanding

🔄 Synonyms of "Misunderstanding"

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WordDefinition
misapprehensionnounA failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
mistakenounAn error.
misinterpretationnounAn instance of misinterpreting.
mistakingnoun(obsolete) A mistake.

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WordDefinition
misapprehensionnounA failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.
mistakenounAn error.
misinterpretationnounAn instance of misinterpreting.
mistakingnoun(obsolete) A mistake.
misperceptionnounAn incorrect perception.
misconceptionnounA mistaken belief, a wrong idea.
miscommunicationnounAn interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.
miscalculationnounAn incorrect or mistaken calculation.
misreadingnounAn incorrect reading.
mistaken(with a copula verb, often with about) Having an incorrect belief.
errornoun(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
misconceivedBadly or wrongly conceived.
doubtnoun(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
disregardnounThe act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
dissensionnounStrong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
oversightnounSupervision or management.
disbeliefnounAn unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
incomprehensionnounLack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
ignorancenounThe condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
unawarenessnounThe state of being unaware.

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