misunderstanding

nouns

putting the wrong interpretation on
"his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding
is derived from
misunderstand
an understanding of something that is not correct
"he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
misapprehension, mistake, misunderstanding
is derived from
misunderstand