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MISUNDERSTANDING Synonyms

19 synonyms for misunderstanding. (exact relations)
3 hypernyms for misunderstanding. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for MISUNDERSTANDING

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confusion

noun

n

noun

• disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

error

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• inadvertent incorrectness

• a misconception resulting from incorrect information

• (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

• part of a statement that is not correct

ignorance

noun

n

noun

• the lack of knowledge or education

misapprehension

noun

n

noun

• an understanding of something that is not correct

miscalculation

noun

n

noun

• a mistake in calculating

misconception

noun

n

noun

• an incorrect conception

misinterpretation

noun

n

noun

• putting the wrong interpretation on

misreading

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

misreckoning

noun

n

noun

• a mistake in calculating

mix-up

noun

n

noun

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

muddle

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

verb

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

misjudgment

noun

n

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misperception

noun

n

noun

• An incorrect perception.

miscomprehension

noun

n

No meanings yet for this word...
misapprehend

verb

v

verb

• interpret in the wrong way

misconceive

verb

v

verb

• interpret in the wrong way

misconstrue

verb

v

verb

• interpret in the wrong way

misinterpret

verb

v

verb

• interpret falsely

• interpret wrongly

• interpret in the wrong way

be amiss

verb

v

verb

• interpret in the wrong way

Best Hypernyms For MISUNDERSTANDING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for misunderstanding, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for CONFUSION

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Phrases (1)