Collocations for misunderstanding - noun

serious, terrible | complete, total | considerable, widespread | simple, slight | fundamental | genuine | possible

cause, give rise to, lead to | avoid
I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.

clear up, correct

arise, occur, result
Somehow a misunderstanding arose.

be based on sth, stem from sth

~ about
There was considerable misunderstanding about the aim of the project.

~ between
There must have been some misunderstanding between the minister and his secretary.

~ by
The oversimplification results in the possibility of misunderstanding by the reader.

~ over
a slight misunderstanding over the terms of the contract

a possibility/risk of misunderstanding, room/scope for misunderstanding
Leave no scope for misunderstandings of any type.