Misunderstanding

Misunderstanding occurs when inconsistency, or mismatch, arises between "contextual" expectation, aside from contextual or background knowledge, from within and/or outside the passage, including the readers' preconceived or misconceived nothions about the given text, and "technical" interpretation, of language, of a given statement, although consistency can also lead to misunderstanding.

The gap will be narrowed as you further study the language in various contexts and gain more knowledgeable backgrounds of the matters concerned. But, depending on the level of your fluency, one will weigh in the balance more than the other.

*** Meaning, if not comprehending, of a word, phrase, or an entire passage, can be obtained from the contextual expection, or mental assessment, while the technical interpretation confirms that it's correct.