Misunderstand

Word MISUNDERSTAND
Character 13
Hyphenation mis un der stand
Pronunciations /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/

Definitions and meanings of "Misunderstand"

What do we mean by misunderstand?

To understand incorrectly; misinterpret. transitive verb

To understand amiss; attach a false meaning to; take in a wrong sense; misconceive; interpret or explain to one's self erroneously.

To fail to understand (a person with reference to his words or actions): as, I misunderstood you.

To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense. transitive verb

To understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly. verb

Interpret in the wrong way verb

To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Misunderstand

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The word "misunderstand" in example sentences

The point they misunderstand is that the guidelines were crystal clear about WHEN they are entitled to claim. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

What many investors misunderstand is that, when it comes to risk, more is less. ❋ Chuck Jaffe (2010)

What views like this fundamentally misunderstand is that there are many taxes besides income tax, such as payroll, capital gains, and corporate taxes, that slow down the economy and affect everyone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Originally it may have been plausible for you to misunderstand, that is no longer the case. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In a speech in Davos, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was emphatic in his defense of the euro, saying that those who were forecasting its demise "misunderstand" the nature of Europe. ❋ Matthew Dalton (2011)

Mr. Sarkozy was also emphatic in his defense of the euro, saying that those who were forecasting its demise "misunderstand" the nature of Europe. ❋ Geoffrey T. Smith (2011)

What exactly did we "misunderstand" about this festival of dumbassery? ❋ Dave (2009)

By the way: I expect someone to deliberately "misunderstand" what I'm saying here, and suggest that I'm saying that the AWARD was because of his election. ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

And Gavin, I don't "misunderstand" your point about the appropriation of my name, as you say over there, I am troubled by the way it is picked up by search engines and confusing to people who don't read long enough to grasp what people at your blog are doing. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

Davis might reply that North and South did hugely "misunderstand" each other. ❋ Davis, David Brion (1971)

Whether in contemporary psychology or past history, an analysis must first discover whether Jack and Jill "misunderstand" each other much at all before discoursing on "paranoid styles" and "self-confirming fears." ❋ Davis, David Brion (1971)

But I also think it had something to do with the scene below, in which Alicia (Julianna Margulies) had to rid the secret loft their murder suspect client kept of any evidence the police could "misunderstand" before it was declared a crime scene. ❋ Mandi Bierly (2010)

Instead of telling this very well-educated audience that they "misunderstand," board members could have acknowledged that one of the primary purposes of the hearing was to let people say how the facts should be weighed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Does the song have lines about how we "misunderstand" rapists, car hijackers and burglars too? ❋ Unknown (2009)

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Batten, S.., wrote that some viewers might "misunderstand" the ads, "but that doesn't mean they are misleading." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now I have stated facts that I do not expect you will find reason to "misunderstand". ❋ Anath (2009)

We're glad Gutfeld did the right thing by apologizing but it's hard to know how someone could "misunderstand" the ❋ Unknown (2009)

3. He can mumble, repeat himself, "misunderstand", argue something completely different, bring up grievances from the olden days when he was only 9, complain that he is hungry or tired or has a tummy-ache. ❋ West End Bob (2008)

Cross Reference for Misunderstand

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