(~s, ~ing, misunderstood)
If you ~ someone or something, you do not understand them properly.
They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is...
Maybe I misunderstood you.
VERB: V wh, V n
see also misunderstood
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You can say don’t ~ me when you want to correct a wrong impression that you think someone may have got about what you are saying.
I’m not saying what he did was good, don’t ~ me.
CONVENTION