misunderstanding
nounEtymology
From Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch misverstand (“misunderstanding”), German Missverständnis (“misunderstanding”), Swedish missförstånd (“misunderstanding”).
- inherited from mys undirstonding
Definitions
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view
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
A disagreement
A disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
- It was only months and months afterwards, when I made the attempt to recover what was left of the body, that I heard the original quarrel arose from a misunderstanding about some hens.
present participle and gerund of misunderstand
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at misunderstanding. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at misunderstanding. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at misunderstanding
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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