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Misunderstanding

of Misunderstand

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Narrower term 3

Imbroglio 76% connected

An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

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Misconstruction 76% connected

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.

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Misreading 76% connected

of Misread

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Interpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Misconception 76% connected

Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.

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Mistake 74% connected

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mistake 74% connected

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

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Misapprehension 92% connected

A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.

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Misinterpretation 92% connected

The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mistake 92% connected

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mistaking 92% connected

of Mistake

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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