malentendu

enUK

mal·en·ten·du

M0059800 (măl′ŏn-tŏn-do͞o′)n. A misunderstanding.
[French, from mal entendu, misunderstood : mal, badly (from Latin male; see mel- in Indo-European roots) + entendu, past participle of entendre, to understand (from Old French; see intend).]

malentendu

(ˌmælɒntɒnˈduː) na misunderstandingadjmisunderstood