misunderstanding
noun
failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
misunderstandingly
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a word derived from
misunderstanding.
Example Sentences
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“But you read him misunderstandingly when you conclude that the struggle for existence sanctions your wanton destruction of life.”
From The Sea Wolf by Jack London
It is the aspiration of the soul toward the Absolute and Infinite Intelligence, which is the One Supreme Deity, most feebly and misunderstandingly characterized as an "ARCHITECT."
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
