How to Use misunderstanding in a Sentence

misunderstanding

noun

• We had our little misunderstandings in the past but we managed to clear them up long ago.
• Her comments reflect a misunderstanding of the basic problem.
• The instructions are carefully written in order to avoid misunderstanding.
• The misunderstanding comes on the heels of two deadly mass shootings in as many weeks in the U.S.
  — Fox News, 29 May 2022
• And if not hate, then at least misunderstanding, or a lack of good will.
  — Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
• The case was closed in what police said may have been sparked by a misunderstanding.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2022
• Seth thinks there may be a misunderstanding, and nope, this was not the answer to give Meredith, my guy.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2021
• There is a lot of misunderstanding out there about 80/20.
  — Dave Philippi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Yet Srinivasan warns us against letting the fear of misunderstanding get in the way of saying what needs to be said.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2021
• The fight over school food has been rife with misunderstanding and tension.
  — Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 14 July 2021
• But the screen name did lead to a funny misunderstanding.
  — Victoria Edel, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
• And Mars just shows a deep misunderstanding of how all of this stuff works, and the countless things that make Earth perfect for human life.
  — WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
• If your emotions get in the way of reason, a misunderstanding will spin out of control.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• All-out war among the women is the result of what should’ve been a minor misunderstanding.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
• There was a misunderstanding between the pair about that day.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2021
• While some have shared their thoughts on the creator's outfit, most have laughed along with Irvine and her partner about the misunderstanding.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
• This seemed to me to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what Judd was up to.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2022
• This is the kind of distrust and misunderstanding that Crow White is hoping to resolve.
  — Judith Lewis Mernit, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2021
• The next few weeks are sure to be a slightly confusing and full of missteps and misunderstandings.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• That belief, however, turned out to be the misunderstanding at the center of the pair’s struggle.
  — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• The root of Amanda's problem was her misunderstanding about how work gets done at scale.
  — John Rex, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
• This can be as small as picking up the phone to diffuse any kind of tension or misunderstanding.
  — Marieke Flament, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• And so that comes with a lot of trauma, a lot of misunderstanding, a lot of unresolved feelings that men have to carry and still be able to hold the fort down.
  — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
• One of my favorite moments of the season is the misunderstanding with Mike’s phone call that Daniel overhears.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Time, 14 Sep. 2022
• For the most part, emoji misunderstandings are worth a chuckle or two.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• This misunderstanding may grow out of a belief that iBuyers are the same as house flippers.
  — CBS News, 27 Dec. 2021
• This claim is built on a misunderstanding of the science of climate change and what Einstein discussed.
  — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2022
• So there were misunderstandings within the group and Rahiem felt man enough to apologize.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• If everyone understands the concept and process of a PIP from the get-go, there will be less likelihood of a misunderstanding later on.
  — Janine Schindler, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
• After a conflict caused by a misunderstanding, the girl impulsively throws the fish into a river.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Jan 2025