Meaning of MISUNDERSTAND
| Pronunciation: | | `misundur'stand
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| | Definition: | | [v] interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
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| | Synonyms: | | be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret |
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| | See Also: | | construe, interpret, see | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis*un`der*stand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Misunderstood}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misunderstanding}.]
To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a
wrong sense.
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| | Related Terms: | | contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, misconceive, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, mistake, mistranslate, pervert, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, wrench |
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