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misunderstand
(redirected from misunderstands)

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mis·un·der·stand  (msn-dr-stnd)
tr.v. mis·un·der·stood (-std), mis·un·der·stand·ing, mis·un·der·stands
To understand incorrectly; misinterpret.

misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd]
vb -stands, -standing, -stood
to fail to understand properly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misunderstand - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

misunderstand
verb
1. misinterpret, misread, get the wrong idea (about), mistake, misjudge, misconstrue, mishear, misapprehend, be at cross-purposes with, misconceive They simply misunderstood him.
2. miss the point, get the wrong end of the stick, get your wires crossed, get your lines crossed I think he simply misunderstood.
Translations
misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (misunderstood (pt, pp)) VTentender mal
sorry, I misunderstood youlo siento, te entendí mal, lo siento, malinterpreté tus palabras
don't misunderstand meentiéndeme, no me entiendas mal

misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd] [misunderstood] (pt, pp)
vtmal comprendre
Sorry, I misunderstood you → Désolé, je t'ai mal compris.

misunderstand pret, ptp <misunderstood>
vtfalsch verstehen, missverstehen; don’t misunderstand me …verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch
vi I think you’ve misunderstoodich glaube, Sie haben das missverstanden or falsch verstanden

misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (misunderstood (pt, pp)) vtfraintendere, capire male
misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd] (misunderstood (pt, pp)) vtfraintendere, capire male

misunderstand
v misunderstand [misandəˈstӕnd]
to take a wrong meaning from She misunderstood what I said. verkeerd verstaan يُسيء الفَهْم، يَفْهَم بِصورةٍ خاطِئَه разбирам погрешно špatně rozumět misforstå mißverstehen παρανοώ, παρεξηγώ entender mal, interpretar mal vääriti mõistma درست نفهمیدن ymmärtää väärin mal comprendre לְהָבִין לא נכוֹן गलत समझना krivo razumjeti félreért salah mengerti, salah paham misskilja fraintendere, capire male 誤解する 오해하다 neteisingai suprasti pārprast salah faham verkeerd begrijpen misforstå źle rozumieć compreender mal a înţelege greşit неправильно понимать zle rozumieť napačno razumeti pogrešno razumeti missförstå เข้าใจผิด yanlış anlamak 誤解 неправильно розуміти غلط مفہوم لینا hiểu sai
n misunderˈstanding
1 (a) confusion or mistake a misunderstanding about the date of the meeting. misverstand سوء فَهْم объркване nepochopení, nedorozumění misforståelse das Mißverständnis παρανόηση malentendido arusaamatus سوء تفاهم väärinkäsitys erreur, méprise אִי הֲבָנָה गलतफहमी nesporazum félreértés kesalahpahaman misskilningur equivoco, malinteso 誤解 오해 nesusipratimas, atsitiktinė klaida pārpratums; kļūda salah faham misverstand misforståelse nieporozumienie malentendido neînţelegere недоразумение nedorozumenie nesporazum nerazumevanje missförstånd ความเข้าใจผิด yanlış anlama 誤會 непорозуміння غلط فہمی sự hiểu sai
2 a slight quarrel. misverstand, geskil خِصام، سوء تفاهُم скарване spor uoverensstemmelse die Differenz παρεξήγηση, διένεξη malentendido lahkarvamus سوء تفاهم erimielisyys malentendu וִיכּוחַ तकरार neslaganje nézeteltérés pertengkaran kecil ágreiningur disaccordo, dissapore 不和 분쟁 ginčas, nesutarimas nesaprašanās perselisihan faham misverstand uenighet, uoverensstemmelse nieporozumienie discussão neînţelegere, ceartă размолвка spor nesporazum svađa misshällighet ความไม่เห็นด้วย ufak bir anlaşmazlık 小的爭吵 незлагода; сварка ناراضگی bất đồng

misunderstand يُسِئ فهم neporozumět misforstå missverstehen παρεξηγώ malinterpretar käsittää väärin mal comprendre pogrešno razumijeti fraintendere 誤解する 오해하다 verkeerd begrijpen misforstå źle zrozumieć entender mal неправильно понять missförstå เข้าใจผิด yanlış anlamak hiểu lầm 误解


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