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- Dictionarymisunderstand/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstand/
verb
- 1. fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly: "he had misunderstood the police officer's hand signals"
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MISUNDERSTAND definition: 1. to think you have understood someone or something when you have not: 2. If someone is…. Learn more.
: to fail to understand. 2. : to interpret incorrectly. Synonyms. misapprehend. misconstrue. misinterpret. misknow. misperceive. misread. miss. mistake. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of misunderstand in a Sentence. Don't misunderstand me—I'm not criticizing your decision.
MISUNDERSTANDING definition: 1. an occasion when someone does not understand something correctly: 2. a disagreement, argument…. Learn more.
Misunderstand definition: to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.. See examples of MISUNDERSTAND used in a sentence.
MISUNDERSTAND meaning: 1. to think you have understood someone or something when you have not: 2. If someone is…. Learn more.
: a failure to understand : misinterpretation. The instructions were carefully written to prevent misunderstanding. 2. : quarrel, disagreement. an unfortunate misunderstanding between two old friends. Synonyms. incomprehension. misapprehension. misconstruction. misconstruing. misimpression. misinterpretation. misknowledge. misreading.
misunderstand (somebody/something) I completely misunderstood her intentions. Don't misunderstand me—I am grateful for all you've done. I thought he was her husband—I must have misunderstood.
To misunderstand is to incorrectly interpret what someone means. If you misunderstand the directions for taking your medication, you might end up feeling loopy or passing out. When a football player misunderstands the coach's instructions, he might make the wrong play.
If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. He misunderstood the rules. American English : misunderstand / mɪsʌndərˈstænd /
noun. failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent. Synonyms: misconception, error, misapprehension. a disagreement or quarrel. Synonyms: dissension, difficulty, difference, discord. Antonyms: concord. misunderstanding. / ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ / noun. a failure to understand properly. a disagreement. Discover More. Other Words From.
