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