4
garbling(verb, misinterpreting)
4
misapplication(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
4
misquotation(noun, misinterpretation)
4
row(noun, fight, dispute, smash, conflict)
4
set-to(noun, fight, dispute, smash, conflict)
4
wrangle(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
altercation(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, split)
3
bickering(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
brawl(noun, fight, dispute, smash, conflict)
3
catachresis
3
clashing(noun, verb, fight, dispute, split)
3
conflict(noun, fight, dispute, split, smash)
3
cross-purposes(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
fray(noun, dispute, smash, conflict, disagreement)
3
human error(expression, idiom)
3
imbroglio(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
3
incomprehension
3
misinterpreting(verb, wrong, false, confused, inappropriate)
3
misstatement(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
3
misunderstand
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