Defenition of the word misunderstand

• Defenition of the word misunderstand

  • To fail to understand or interpret the meaning of words or behaviour correctly.
  • interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
  • interpret in the wrong way; "Don''t misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
  • interpret in the wrong way

Synonyms for the word misunderstand

• • get the wrong end of the stick
  • get the wrong idea
  • get the wrong impression
  • ke amiss
  • misapprehend
  • misconceive
  • misconstrue
  • misinterpret
  • misread
  • mistake

Similar words in the misunderstand

• • misunderstand
  • misunderstanding
  • misunderstandings
  • misunderstands

Hypernyms for the word misunderstand

• • construe
  • interpret
  • see

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