misunderstanding

🇬🇧 UK/,mɪsʌndə'stændɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/.misʌndә'stændiŋ/
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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 English
misunderstandingother
=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.

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