Misunderstandings

/ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋz/ noun

Definition

Situations where people fail to understand each other correctly, leading to confusion or conflict.

Etymology

From 'mis-' (prefix meaning 'wrongly') combined with 'understanding' (comprehension). The word gained prominence in the 1600s to describe failures in communication and interpretation.

Kelly Says

Studies on communication show that most relationship conflicts start from misunderstandings rather than actual disagreements, which is why therapists focus on clarifying what people actually meant—it's not the argument that matters, but the interpretation of it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንኂያ (min'ya)
min-ya
ARالعربية
سوء الفهم (su' al-fahm)
soo al-fahm
BNবাংলা
ভুল বুঝ (bhul bujh)
bhul bujh
CACatalà
malentesos
mal-en-tes-os
CSČeština
chyby v porozumění
chy-by v po-ro-zu-men-ee
DADansk
forståelsesproblemer
for-sta-el-ses-pro-ble-mer
DEDeutsch
Missverständnisse
miss-ver-ständ-nis-se
ELΕλληνικά
λάθη στη κατανόηση (lathē stē katanoēsi)
la-theh steh ka-ta-no-eh-see
ESEspañol
malentendidos
mal-en-ten-dee-dos
FAفارسی
نابه‌همانی (na-be-hemani)
na-be-he-ma-nee
FISuomi
väärinymmärrykset
va-ar-in-ym-mär-ry-kset
FRFrançais
malentendus
mal-en-ten-doo
GUGU
ભુલ (bhul)
bhul
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
טעויות הבנה (ta'uyot beinah)
ta-oo-yot be-ee-nah
HIहिन्दी
समझौता (samjhauta)
sam-jha-oo-ta
HUMagyar
egyik fél nem érti a másikat
e-gyik fel nem ér-ti a má-si-kat
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahpahaman
ke-sa-lah-pa-ha-man
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
malintesi
mal-in-teh-see
JA日本語
誤解 (ごかい)
go-kai
KKKK
қателік
ka-te-lik
KMKM
ភាពពិត (pheap pit)
pheap pit
KO한국어
오해 (오해)
o-hae
MRMR
समज नसणे (samj nasne)
sam-j nas-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
kekeliruan
ke-ke-li-ru-an
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း (a-kyaung)
a-kyaung
NLNederlands
misverstanden
mis-ver-stan-den
NONorsk
misforståelser
mis-for-staa-el-ser
PAPA
ਸਮਝ ਨਾ ਆਉਣਾ (samj na auna)
sam-j na a-u-na
PLPolski
niedopasowanie
nee-doh-pa-so-va-nie
PTPortuguês
mal-entendidos
mal-en-ten-dee-dos
RORomână
înțelegeri greșite
in-teh-le-ge-ree gre-she-teh
RUРусский
непонимания
ne-po-ni-ma-niya
SVSvenska
missförstånd
miss-for-stond
SWKiswahili
ufahamu
oo-fa-ha-mu
TAதமிழ்
தவறான புரிதல் (thavarana purithal)
tha-va-ra-na pu-ri-thal
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవహారంలో తప్పిదాలు (vyavahāralō tappidālu)
vy-a-va-ha-ra-lo ta-ppi-da-lu
THไทย
ความเข้าใจผิด (khwam kao jai pit)
khwam kao jai pit
TLTL
malintindihan
mal-in-tin-di-han
TRTürkçe
anlaşmazlıklar
an-la-shmaz-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
помилки розуміння
po-mil-ki roo-mee-nnya
URاردو
فہم میں غلطی (fahm mein galti)
fahm mein gal-tee
VITiếng Việt
lầm hiểu
lam-hwee
YOYO
gbàgbà
gba-gba
ZH中文
误解 (wùjiě)
woo-jyeh
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thi

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