When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. [Lionel Trilling]
Meaning "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1640s.
词根词缀： mis-错误,否定 + under-在下 + stand站 + -ing名词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：misunderstanding 词源，misunderstanding 含义。