Misunderstand Definition
mĭsŭn-dər-stănd
misunderstanding, misunderstands, misunderstood
verb
misunderstanding, misunderstands, misunderstood
To fail to understand correctly; misinterpret.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- misread
- misconceive
- misconstrue
- mistake
- misinterpret
- misapprehend
- be amiss
- miscomprehend
- not register
- not understand all one knows
- have the wrong slant on
- be unconversant with
- be unfamiliar with
- be misled
- underestimate
Origin of Misunderstand
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mis- +"Ž understand
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