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Synonyms & Antonyms of misunderstanding
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
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2
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
- tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully
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- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- battle royal,
- bicker,
- brawl,
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- donnybrook,
- falling-out,
- fight,
- hassle,
- imbroglio,
- kickup,
- quarrel,
- rhubarb,
- row,
- scrap,
- set-to,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tiff,
- wrangle
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- attack,
- contention,
- dissension
- (also dissention)
- affray
- [chiefly British],
- fisticuffs,
- fracas,
- fray,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée)
misunderstanding
verbpresent participle of misunderstand
Synonyms & Antonyms of misunderstanding (Entry 2 of 2)
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
- you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally
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