MISUNDERSTAND


Meaning of MISUNDERSTAND in English

(|)mis+ transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English misunderstanden, from mis- (I) + understanden to understand — more at understand

1. : to fail to understand : miss the true meaning of

misunderstand a poem

misunderstood the idea the lecturer was trying to develop

misunderstood the potentialities of colonization — Albert Hyma

2. : to interpret (as something said or done) incorrectly : attach a wrong meaning to

the women who blacken your character and misunderstand your wife's amusements — Rudyard Kipling

• mis·under·stander “+ noun

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