An understanding of something that is not correct

Usage examples of misunderstanding.

On account of the isolation of Russia, and the misunderstanding arising therefrom, it also is not affiliated with the Communist Congress of Moscow.

In 1847 he had hopes of the consulship at Canton, but Bowring wanted it for himself, and a misunderstanding over this led to an inevitable break of old friendship.

News-Picture-of-the-Month award from the AP for a photograph -of Knight Horsey de Ia Chevaux in full uniform formally-surrendering his ceremonial sword to Captain Grogarty of the riot squad following a misunderstanding at the OooLa-La Show Bar.

This had to be a cultural misunderstanding of stupendous, humongous, proportions.

Any feud between Marle and Kendler had been dependent upon misunderstanding, as Cardona reasoned it.

I need only touch on the common modes of misunderstanding or misapplying the evidence of nature.

This misunderstanding was explained at the congress of Geneva by the statement that the interaction of the social and telluric environment is required also in the case of the born criminal.

Many persons pressed up to Theos, and shaking hands with him, offered their eager excuses and apologies for the misunderstanding that had lately taken place, explaining with much animation both of look and gesture, that the fact of his wearing the same style of dress as themselves had induced them to take it for granted that he must be one of their fellow-citizens, and therefore subject to the laws of the realm.

Before leaving he had made sure to visit Anna Hauptmann, and to tell her in plain hearing of half the village that he was off to fetch his bride to Albany so she could testify on her own behalf and clear up these misunderstandings.

A misunderstanding is easier to pass off than a Bactrian in the arms of the princess royal.

Our traditions say that he carved the essential stances and techniques of Wing Chun into a set of ivory chops in order to preserve the system from later misunderstanding.

If the crooks were blamed for the kill, public opinion would class them as friends of the notorious Chet Conroy, who had turned against him through some misunderstanding.

I know that I was misunderstanding my need for protection, my joy at being saved, with the painful sensuality Styur had awakened within me, and I wanted to share myself with Cyl the only way I had known how for month.

We see that disincarnated beings are capable of misunderstanding as well as ourselves.

After the war was over, you find yourself cheering for the men who later fought military bureaucracy and misunderstanding to get these valiant dogs back to the families who volunteered them for service.