A MISUNDERSTANDING METAPHOR is a figure of speech in which a phrase or expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity. The term 'MISUNDERSTANDING METAPHOR' is made up of three words: 'MISUNDERSTANDING, ' 'METAPHOR, ' and 'GAP.' The word 'GAP' is a three-letter word meaning 'a break or hole in an object, surface, or edge.' Therefore, a MISUNDERSTANDING METAPHOR is a figure of speech that creates a GAP between what is said and what is meant.