misunderstanding
English
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
misunderstanding (plural misunderstandings)
- A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
- 1965, Haile Selassie, African Liberation Day speech
- Because of misunderstandings among certain member states of the Organization of African Unity's voices have been occasionally raised recently against the convocation of the Assembly in Accra. Nonetheless, the regular Assembly of the Heads of State and Government was, in the first place, designed to find peaceful solutions, through deliberations and frank exchange of views to such misunderstandings among member-states.
- 1965, Haile Selassie, African Liberation Day speech
- A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
Translations
mistake
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
misunderstanding
Further reading
- “misunderstanding”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “misunderstanding”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
Noun
misunderstanding m (uncountable)
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