misunderstand

Verb

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

misinterpret misconceive misconstrue misapprehend be amiss miss err fail mistake mistaken misunderstanding confuse misunderstood distort underestimate
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Antonyms

mark see get know eight follow
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Hypernyms

see interpret construe

Derivatives

misunderstood misunderstanding

Examples

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot. Anatole France

If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through. Mariah Carey

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them. Tryon Edwards

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy. Aung San Suu Kyi

There is only one good thing in life, and that is love. And how you misunderstand it! how you spoil it! You treat it as something solemn like a sacrament, or something to be bought, like a dress. Guy de Maupassant

Don't misunderstand me. I am not scoffing at goodness, which is far more difficult to explain than evil, and far more complicated. But sometimes it's hard to put up with. Margaret Atwood

Close letter words and terms

misua misunderestimate misunderestimation misunderstandable misunderstander misunderstanding