Entry Word: misunderstanding

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a failure to understand correctly <people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer>

Synonyms misapprehension, misconstruction, misconstruing, misinterpretation, misreading

Related Words misconception, mistake

Near Antonyms appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, conception, grasp, knowledge, perception, understanding; awareness, consciousness, realization

2 an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions <tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully> — see argument 1