misunderstanding
🇬🇧 UK/,mɪsʌndə'stændɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/.misʌndә'stændiŋ/
B1
Definitions
n.
A failure to understand something correctly; a disagreement or quarrel arising from this.
误解;误会;不和
v.
To understand something incorrectly while believing one has understood it correctly.
误解;误会
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishmisunderstandingother
=misunderstanding
Common Collocations
- 1.clear up a misunderstanding澄清误会
- 2.serious misunderstanding严重误解
- 3.due to a misunderstanding由于误会
Example Sentences
- 1.
The [misunderstanding] between them could be resolved through honest communication.
- 2.
There was a simple [misunderstanding] about the meeting time.