Definition for Misunderstanding:

• Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.

Synonyms for Misunderstanding:

• adj.

  •tactless (adjective)
  • more unconsiderate,
  • un-considerate,
  • un polished,
  • un subtle,
  • un kindest,
  • un-civil,
  • un kinder,
  • un feeling,
  • in-judicious,
  • dis courteous,
  • in-discreet,
  • in judicious,
  • dis-courteous,
  • un subtler,
  • un considerate,
  • most blundering,
  • un sympathetic,
  • un civil,
  • un perceptive,
  • un-kindest,
  • in delicate,
  • un-subtler,
  • un-kinder,
  • in-sensitive,
  • un-subtle,
  • un-kind,
  • most unconsiderate,
  • un subtlest,
  • un-perceptive,
  • in sensitive,
  • un kind,
  • more blundering,
  • in discreet,
  • un-subtlest,
  • in-delicate.
  •unpolitic (adjective)
  • un politic,
  • un-politic.
  •untactful (adjective)
  • un tactful,
  • un-tactful.

• n.

  •
  • argument,
  • a war of words.
  •
  • gaffe,
  • slip,
  • flaw,
  • mix up,
  • oversight,
  • blunder,
  • understand.
  •argument, fight (noun)
  • debate,
  • quarrel,
  • variance,
  • dissension,
  • sour note,
  • squabble,
  • tiff,
  • bad vibes,
  • blowup,
  • fuss,
  • words.
  •break (noun)
  • dis-affection,
  • dis affection,
  • mis-understanding,
  • mis understanding,
  • dis-affections,
  • mis-understandings,
  • mis understandings,
  • difference opinion,
  • dis affections.
  •clash (noun)
  • dis harmonies,
  • settos,
  • dis-cords,
  • dis cord,
  • set tos,
  • dis-harmonies,
  • dis-harmony,
  • have go each other,
  • runin,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis harmony,
  • have a go each other,
  • dis cords,
  • set-tos,
  • have go at each other.
  •conflicting purposes (noun)
  • cross purposes.
  •cross purposes (noun)
  • contrary purpose,
  • contrary purposes,
  • mutual misunderstandings,
  • crossed wire.
  •difficulty (noun)
  • bickerings.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • cross-purpose,
  • atmospherics,
  • ill feelings,
  • divisiveness,
  • ill feeling.
  •dispute (noun)
  • bone contention,
  • flareup,
  • up roar,
  • up-roars,
  • up roars,
  • up-roar.
  •erroneousness (noun)
  • incorrectness.
  •error (noun)
  • screamer,
  • XS,
  • screamers,
  • mismanagement,
  • booboos,
  • howler,
  • boo-boo,
  • slipup,
  • errors,
  • goof,
  • faux pas,
  • screw-up,
  • bad job,
  • Misbelief,
  • booboo,
  • howlers,
  • boo-boos.
  •falling-out (noun)
  • ex changes,
  • fallingout,
  • sharp word,
  • ex change.
  •falseness (noun)
  • un truthfulnesses,
  • un-truthfulness,
  • un-truthfulnesses,
  • un truthfulness.
  •quarrel (noun)
  • brannigans,
  • catfights,
  • dis approval,
  • dis-approvals,
  • dis approvals,
  • dis-approval.
  •rupture (noun)
  • bustups,
  • split-ups,
  • break-ups,
  • splitups,
  • split ups,
  • break ups,
  • splitup.
  •snafu (noun)
  • foul-up,
  • foulup,
  • goof-up,
  • goof up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disunity,
  • showdown,
  • tension,
  • war of words,
  • toing and froing,
  • disharmony,
  • standoff,
  • unpleasantness,
  • blow up,
  • difference,
  • disputation,
  • row,
  • duel,
  • ruckus,
  • affray,
  • tangle,
  • conflict,
  • ding-dong,
  • face off,
  • ballyhoo,
  • schism,
  • breach,
  • rumpus,
  • running battle,
  • infighting,
  • hair-splitting,
  • flak,
  • strife,
  • turf war,
  • free-for-all,
  • confrontation,
  • tussle,
  • circularity,
  • fracas,
  • battlefield,
  • contention,
  • shouting match,
  • false impression,
  • ructions,
  • hoo-ha,
  • discord,
  • vendetta,
  • crossfire,
  • run-in,
  • slanging match,
  • feud.
  •
  • Skirmishing,
  • collision,
  • war,
  • exchange,
  • dogfight,
  • illusion,
  • skirmish,
  • faction,
  • the fray,
  • encounter,
  • warfare,
  • pitched battle.
  •
  • scene,
  • scrap,
  • split,
  • friction.
  •
  • brush,
  • division.

Paraphrases for Misunderstanding:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    misapprehension, misinterpretation, incomprehension, Misperception.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    understanding.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    understanding.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    misleading.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    misrepresentation, disregard, failure, dispute, blunder, confounding, miscarriage, discord, clarity.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    confusing, Ignoring, mixing, prejudice, regarding, hurting, knowing, mocking, merging.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    mix-up.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    misconception, miscommunication, mistake, confusion, disagreement, ambiguity, mix-up, miscalculation, unfamiliarity, ignorance, equivocation, unawareness, error, fallacy, doubt, shuffle, comprehension.

Antonyms for Misunderstanding:

• n.

  • argument, fight
    calm, accord, similarity, likeness, sameness.
  • instance of having the wrong idea
    agreement, concord, harmony, certainty, understanding, concurrence, correction, truth, accuracy, comprehension, peace.
  • Other antonyms:
    awareness, conception, consciousness, realization, knowledge, prehension.

Misunderstanding Sentence Examples:

• Misunderstanding, prejudice, and selfishness.

• It is well to show, even at the cost of some misunderstanding, that above and beyond the little ideals of our political progress, there is built a yet larger ideal city, of which also the human spirit claims citizenship.