misunderstanding
Collocations
17(noun.)
ADJ
serious, terrible | complete, total | considerable, widespread | simple, slight | fundamental | genuine | possible
VERB + MISUNDERSTANDING
cause, give rise to, lead to
avoid
To avoid misunderstanding, she explained her decision clearly to the team.
clear up, correct
MISUNDERSTANDING + VERB
arise, occur, result
A misunderstanding occurred between the two friends over what time they agreed to meet.
be based on sth, stem from sth
PREP
~ about
There has been some misunderstanding about what time the meeting starts tomorrow.
~ between
A misunderstanding between my parents about the meeting time caused everyone to arrive late.
~ by
There was a lot of misunderstanding by the new team members about the project deadline.
~ over
There was a misunderstanding over who was supposed to pick up the children from school.
PHRASES
a possibility/risk of misunderstanding, room/scope for misunderstanding
There's always a risk of misunderstanding when people don't explain things clearly.