MISUNDERSTANDING


Meaning of MISUNDERSTANDING in English

— misunderstandingly , adv.

/mis'un deuhr stan"ding/ , n.

1. failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.

2. a disagreement or quarrel.

[ 1400-50; late ME; see MIS- 1 , UNDERSTANDING ]

Syn. 1. misapprehension, error, misconception. 2. discord, difference, difficulty, dissension.

Ant. 2. concord.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .