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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisunderstanding
/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstæn.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A failure to understand something correctly.
"There was a misunderstanding about the meeting time, which caused everyone to arrive late." - 2
An argument or disagreement resulting from a failure to understand.
"Their misunderstanding led to a heated debate that could have been avoided."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'mis-' (meaning wrongly or badly) combined with 'understand', originating from Old English 'understandan'. The modern nominalized form solidified in Middle English as a translation concept denoting a failure in comprehension.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misunderstanding" is said worldwide
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malentendu
Transliteration: mal-ahn-tahn-dy
"Il y a eu un malentendu sur l'heure de la réunion."
Missverständnis
Transliteration: mis-fair-shtend-nis
"Es gab ein Missverständnis über die Uhrzeit des Treffens."
malinteso
Transliteration: ma-lin-teh-so
"C'è stato un malinteso sull'orario dell'incontro."
malentendido
Transliteration: ma-len-ten-dee-do
"Hubo un malentendido sobre la hora de la reunión."
mal-entendido
Transliteration: mal-en-ten-dee-do
"Houve um mal-entendido sobre a hora da reunião."
गलतफहमी
Transliteration: galatfahmi
"बैठक के समय के बारे में गलतफहमी थी।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"关于会议时间有一个误解。"
오해
Transliteration: ohae
"회의 시간에 대한 오해가 있었습니다."
誤解
Transliteration: gokai
"会議の時間について誤解がありました。"
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