getting the wrong idea
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- miscommunicationFailed exchange of meaning
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misinterpretUnderstand something incorrectly
jumping to conclusions · assumption · mix-up · crossed wires · false impression · mistaken · misleading · lost in translation · wrong end of the stick · misconception · blunder · gaffe · awkward · embarrassing · foot in mouth · signals · double take · facepalm
accuracy of understanding
getting the wrong ideagetting it right
getting it · catching on · getting the picture · seeing the light · cottoning on