misattunement
American
[mis-uh-toon-muhnt]
/ ˌmɪs əˈtun mənt /
noun
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misattunements
plural
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Psychology. failure to perceive another person's emotional state correctly and respond empathetically to it.
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the fact or result of failing to attune one thing properly to another; disharmony.
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