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misunderstanding English

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What does misunderstanding mean?
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misunderstanding

A misunderstanding is a mistake about the meaning of something.

misunderstanding

(= misinterpretation, mistaking) putting the wrong interpretation on his misinterpretation of the question caused his error there was no mistaking her meaning (= mistake) an understanding of something that is not correct he wasn't going to admit his mistake make no mistake about his intentions there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister

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Simple sentences

It seems to be a misunderstanding.
I fear there has been some misunderstanding.
I think there has been some misunderstanding here.
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
There appears to be a misunderstanding.
How did this misunderstanding ever arise?
This problem arose from the mutual misunderstanding.
Thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding.
His remark is open to misunderstanding.
The dispute between them is due to misunderstanding.
It's all just a big misunderstanding.
It's a misunderstanding.
This is all a big misunderstanding.
There must be a misunderstanding.
There must be some misunderstanding.
I'm afraid there's a misunderstanding.
This is to clear up the misunderstanding.
What he said has brought about a misunderstanding.
Their quarrel sprung from misunderstanding.
It's all just a misunderstanding.

Movie subtitles

Uh, there seems to have been some misunderstanding.
I see that we have come here with a slight misunderstanding. and we'll correct that, too, won't we, huh?
There you go, misunderstanding me like my wife does.
There's a slight misunderstanding here.
They're the Wabash Indianians, hired for a job in Paris and fired through a misunderstanding.
After I knew the facts, and seeing how Jim owed you the dough and it being a misunderstanding, we'll call it square, with no hard feelings especially now that you're in the know of things.
I say. Excuse me. I think there's been a little misunderstanding.
I won't go! I can't go until this misunderstanding clears up.
There seems to have been a little misunderstanding here all around.
I thought there was some misunderstanding.
Then we'll forget the misunderstanding.
Uh. It's a big misunderstanding.
It's a mistake, a horrible misunderstanding.
There's no misunderstanding possible.
There seems to be a slight misunderstanding here.
We don't have the option of ignoring it, and, at some point, we need to clear up this misunderstanding.
We must resolve this sad misunderstanding peacefully.
But there was a misunderstanding, wasn't there? -The orders you gave-- -Were received and carried out.
Just a slight misunderstanding.
There is a misunderstanding. This lady seems to have lost her friend.
I think there's been a misunderstanding.
You're not aware of the misunderstanding?
How about that? Such swift action seems to result from a misunderstanding.
A misunderstanding or a cabal?
And I think it might be better if you didn't mention my being here, just to avoid any misunderstanding.
Perhaps there was some misunderstanding.
Never let any stupid misunderstanding come between you.
I think there's a misunderstanding.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
And there's no misunderstanding about a horse.
We just had a little misunderstanding.
And it is a misunderstanding to think that only unmarried women are granted the support of the Mothers' Aid institution.
Ma'am. I'll impress it on him so there'll be no misunderstanding.
A misunderstanding.
Thank you, but I'd also like to clear up a misunderstanding.
I feel as if there had never been a misunderstanding at all.
It seems it was an unfortunate misunderstanding.
Your genius for making a bar-room brawl out of a perfectly innocent misunderstanding.

News and current affairs

Greenspan also pleads guilty to misunderstanding the character of the Bush administration.
But the new unilateralism was based on a profound misunderstanding of the nature of power in world politics.
But such views reflect a misunderstanding of the UN's nature.
On the left, a preoccupation with Keynesian stimulus reflects a misunderstanding of both the availability of measures (shovel-ready projects) and their desirability (whether they will meaningfully change the expectations of households and businesses).
But much current criticism of the profession is based on misunderstanding and ignorance.
But this fear is unfounded, because it is based on a misunderstanding.
Ever since France and the Netherlands rejected the European Union's proposed Constitutional Treaty, EU leaders have been busy pointing fingers at each other, or blaming French and Dutch citizens for misunderstanding the question they had been asked.
This new unilateralism was based on a profound misunderstanding of the nature of power - that is, the ability to affect others to get the outcomes one wants - in world politics.
This was a serious misunderstanding.
This is a tragic mistake, one that results from a misunderstanding of the challenges facing Africa and of America's responsibilities.
In fact, both of the Greek government's demands are based on a misunderstanding.
In the meantime, China's mercantilist misunderstanding of markets means that it often overpays for what it mistakenly thinks is energy security.
NEW HAVEN - There is a lot of misunderstanding about home prices.
Misplaced hope that the enforcement problem can be solved by enshrining the fiscal compact in member states' constitutions might be based on a misunderstanding of the US system.
The fear underlying such questions rests on a misunderstanding of the behavior of central-banks reserve managers.
This crisis was not caused by bad luck or some professional misunderstanding, but by character problems, especially in the United States and later Western Europe.
But this reflects a thorough misunderstanding of the issue.
But this reflects a deep misunderstanding of what monetary union means.
This criticism reflects a serious misunderstanding of how markets really function.
Let there be no misunderstanding: Europe alone is not responsible for the wellbeing of all the people fleeing persecution in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Syria, and elsewhere.
It would be a shame if a misunderstanding of what has happened in the US, combined with a strong dose of ideology, caused its leaders to fix what is not broken.
Such largesse betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the causes of today's discontent, because it assumes that these causes are purely material.
The reluctance of trade negotiators to pursue what is in their obvious self-interest reflects another, more serious misunderstanding about the manner in which nations trade.

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