(|)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