Need another word that means the same as “misunderstanding”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “misunderstanding” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Misunderstanding” are: misapprehension, mistake, misinterpretation, mistaking, misconstruction, misreading, misconception, disagreement, difference, difference of opinion, variance, clash of views, dispute, disputation, quarrel, argument, altercation, squabble, wrangle, row, clash, conflict
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “misunderstanding” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| altercation | Noisy quarrel. I had an altercation with the ticket collector. |
| argument | An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. It was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true. |
| clash | A minor short-term fight. A clash of tweeds and a striped shirt. |
| clash of views | A state of conflict between colors. |
| conflict | A prolonged armed struggle. There was a conflict between his business and domestic life. |
| difference | A significant change. The differences between men and women. |
| difference of opinion | A significant change. |
| disagreement | Lack of consistency or correspondence. Disagreements between parents and adolescents. |
| disputation | The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote. Promoting consensus rather than disputation. |
| dispute | A disagreement or argument about something important. An industrial dispute. |
| misapprehension | An understanding of something that is not correct. People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens. |
| misconception | A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding. Public misconceptions about antibiotic use. |
| misconstruction | The action of misconstruing words or actions; misinterpretation. I used a phrase which may be open to misconstruction. |
| misinterpretation | The action of interpreting something wrongly. His misinterpretation of the question caused his error. |
| misreading | Misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading. |
| mistake | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention. Coming here was a mistake. |
| mistaking | Part of a statement that is not correct. There was no mistaking her meaning. |
| quarrel | An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges. She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John. |
| row | The act of rowing as a sport. A row of chairs. |
| squabble | A quarrel about petty points. Family squabbles. |
| variance | The state or fact of disagreeing or quarrelling. The stylistic variances of classical dance. |
| wrangle | An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining. An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments. |
| blunder | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake. He blundered his stupid ideas. |
| confusion | An act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended. Most of the errors are reasonable confusions between similar words. |
| defect | A failing or deficiency. Genetic defects. |
| error | A mistake. Goods dispatched to your branch in error. |
| failing | Below acceptable in performance. He was quick to point out his wife s failings. |
| fallacy | Faulty reasoning. The potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self esteem. |
| fallibility | The likelihood of making errors. Technology is not a cure for human fallibility. |
| fallible | Capable of making mistakes or being wrong. Experts can be fallible. |
| fault | Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults. |
| faulty | Having a defect. Faulty logic. |
| flaw | Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. There were fundamental flaws in the case for reforming local government. |
| flawed | (of a person) having a weakness in character. A flawed diamond. |
| gaffe | An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. In my first few months at work I made some real gaffes. |
| misapprehend | Fail to understand (a person or their words) correctly; misinterpret. They seemed not to mind that their more profound utterances were misapprehended as self help maxims. |
| misapprehension | An understanding of something that is not correct. People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens. |
| misconceive | Judge or plan badly, typically on the basis of faulty understanding. Criticism of the trade surplus in Washington is misconceived. |
| misconception | A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding. Public misconceptions about antibiotic use. |
| misconstrue | Interpret (a person’s words or actions) wrongly. She misconstrued my remarks. |
| miscount | Count wrongly. In some instances the votes were deliberately miscounted. |
| misguide | Mislead. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader. |
| misinterpret | Interpret falsely. Don t misinterpret my comments as criticism. |
| mislead | Give false or misleading information to. The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact. |
| misread | Read or interpret wrongly. I misread Hamlet all my life. |
| mistake | To make a mistake or be incorrect. Don t mistake her for her twin sister. |
| misunderstand | Fail to interpret or understand the words or actions of (someone) correctly. Don t misunderstand me I m not implying she should be working. |
| misunderstood | Incorrectly interpreted or understood. Hypnotherapy is a very misunderstood subject. |
| oversight | Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. He had simply missed Parsons out by an oversight. |
| solecism | A socially awkward or tactless act. |
| unforced | Not brought about by coercion or force. A voice with a pleasingly unforced quality. |
| wrong | Treat unjustly do wrong to. I was wrong about him being on the yacht that evening. |
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