misunderstanding
US: /ˌmɪsəndɝˈstændɪŋ/
UK: /mɪsˌʌndəstˈændɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
misunderstanding /'misʌndə'stændiɳ/- danh từ
- sự hiểu lầm
- sự bất hoà
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C] ~ (of / about sth)
~ (between A and B) a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly: There must be some misunderstanding-I thought I ordered the smaller model. + There is still a fundamental misunderstanding about the real purpose of this work. + All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies. + The problem arose from a misunderstanding on the part of the French. + The meeting is a final chance to clear up any misunderstandings.
2 [C] a slight disagreement or argument: We had a little misunderstanding over the bill.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misapprehension, misreading, misjudgement, miscalculation, wrong idea, wrong or false impression, mistaking, Technical parasynesis:
Misunderstanding of the law is no excuse for flouting it.
2 disagreement, discord, dispute, argument, difference, dissension, controversy, quarrel, rift, Colloq falling out:
We had a slight misunderstanding about who was to pay the restaurant bill.
Collocation
ADJ.
serious, terrible | complete, total | considerable, widespread | simple, slight | fundamental | genuine | possible
VERB + MISUNDERSTANDING
cause, give rise to, lead to | avoid
I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.
| clear up, correct
MISUNDERSTANDING + VERB
arise, occur, result
Somehow a misunderstanding arose.
| be based on sth, stem from sth
PREP.
~ about
There was considerable misunderstanding about the aim of the project.
| ~ between
There must have been some misunderstanding between the minister and his secretary.
| ~ by
The oversimplification results in the possibility of misunderstanding by the reader.
| ~ over
a slight misunderstanding over the terms of the contract
PHRASES
a possibility/risk of misunderstanding, room/scope for misunderstanding
Leave no scope for misunderstandings of any type.
Concise dictionary
misunderstandings'mɪsʌndə(r)'stændɪŋnoun
+putting the wrong interpretation on
+an understanding of something that is not correct
misunderstood|misunderstands|misunderstanding‚mɪsmɪsʌndə'stænd
verb
+interpret in the wrong way
