misunderstand
verb (used with object)
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
has been misunderstanding
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present perfect progressiveof misunderstand (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Let us say, then, that it has been misunderstanding," said Karen.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Anyway, whether by my own fault or those of others, one thing is certain, namely, that up to date there has been misunderstanding.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Sir Ian Hamilton
“Probably there has been misunderstanding between them,” said he after a little.
From David Fleming's Forgiveness by G. H. (George Henry) Edwards
