misunderstandingn.
英 ,mɪsʌndə'stændɪŋ | 美 ,mɪsʌndɚ'stændɪŋ
中文n. 误解;误会;不和
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misunderstanding (n.)"want of understanding," mid-15c., from present participle of misunderstand.
When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.
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