Meaning

2 senses
  1. A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.

    The worst distance between two people is misunderstanding. - Thoughtkick

    Missverständnis

    недоразуме́ниеnedorazuménije, непра́вильное понима́ниеneprávilʹnoje ponimánije

    непорозумі́нняneporozumínnja

  2. A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.

    непорозумі́нняneporozumínnja

More definitions
  • an understanding of something that is not correct
  • putting the wrong interpretation on

Examples

174 sentences
  1. There appears to be a misunderstanding.

    Здається, ми не зрозуміли одне одного.

    ruТут, похоже, имеет место недопонимание.

    deDas ist wohl ein Missverständnis.

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  2. There may have been a misunderstanding.

    Можливо, трапилося непорозуміння.

    ruВозможно, произошло недоразумение.

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  3. It seems to be a misunderstanding.

    Це, здається, якесь непорозуміння.

    ruЭто, похоже, какое-то недоразумение.

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  4. Thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding.

    Спасибі Вам за з'ясування цього непорозуміння.

    ruСпасибо, что прояснили это недоразумение.

    deDanke, dass du das Missverständnis geklärt hast.

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  5. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

    Перепрошую за непорозуміння.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
mistake:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mistake:

Origin

From Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch m

From Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch misverstand (“misunderstanding”), German Missverständnis (“misunderstanding”), Swedish missförstånd (“misunderstanding”).

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Forms

plural: misunderstandings

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • been a misunderstanding
  • just a misunderstanding
  • a big misunderstanding
  • big misunderstanding
  • all a misunderstanding
  • been some misunderstanding
  • some misunderstanding

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misunderstanding — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto