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misunderstand
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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
Verb
[-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
verb 2. miss the point, get the wrong end of the stick, get your wires crossed, get your lines crossed
Translations

misunderstand [mɪsʌndəˈstænd] vt, vi (irreg like understand) → entender mal
misunderstand [mɪsʌndəˈstænd] vt, vi irreg like stand) → mal comprendre
misunderstand [mɪsʌndəˈstænd] irreg like understand) vtmissverstehen, falsch verstehen
vies falsch verstehen
misunderstand [mɪsʌndəˈstænd] vt, vi (irreg) → capire male, fraintendere

misunderstand
v misunderstand [misandəˈstӕnd]
to take a wrong meaning from She misunderstood what I said.verkeerd verstaanيُسيء الفَهْم، يَفْهَم بِصورةٍ خاطِئَهразбирам погрешноšpatně rozumětmisforståmißverstehenπαρανοώ, παρεξηγώentender mal, interpretar malvääriti mõistmaدرست نفهمیدنymmärtää väärinmal comprendreלְהָבִין לא נכוֹןगलत समझनाkrivo razumjetifélreértsalah mengerti, salah pahammisskiljafraintendere, capire male誤解する오해하다neteisingai suprastipārprastsalah fahamverkeerd begrijpenmisforståźle rozumiećcompreender mala înţelege greşitнеправильно пониматьzle rozumieťnapačno razumetipogrešno razumetimissförståเข้าใจผิดyanlış anlamak誤解неправильно розумітиغلط مفہوم لیناhiểu sai
n ˌmisunderˈstanding
1 (a) confusion or mistake a misunderstanding about the date of the meeting.misverstandسوء فَهْمобъркванеnepochopení, nedorozuměnímisforståelsedas Mißverständnisπαρανόησηmalentendidoarusaamatusسوء تفاهمväärinkäsityserreur, mépriseאִי הֲבָנָהगलतफहमीnesporazumfélreértéskesalahpahamanmisskilningurequivoco, malinteso誤解오해nesusipratimas, atsitiktinė klaidapārpratums; kļūdasalah fahammisverstandmisforståelsenieporozumieniemalentendidoneînţelegereнедоразумениеnedorozumenienesporazumnerazumevanjemissförståndความเข้าใจผิดyanlış anlama誤會непорозумінняغلط فہمیsự hiểu sai
2 a slight quarrel. misverstand, geskilخِصام، سوء تفاهُمскарванеsporuoverensstemmelsedie Differenzπαρεξήγηση, διένεξηmalentendidolahkarvamusسوء تفاهمerimielisyysmalentenduוִיכּוחַतकरारneslaganjenézeteltéréspertengkaran kecilágreiningurdisaccordo, dissapore不和말다툼ginčas, nesutarimasnesaprašanāsperselisihan fahammisverstanduenighet, uoverensstemmelsenieporozumieniediscussãoneînţelegere, ceartăразмолвкаspornesporazumsvađamisshällighetความไม่เห็นด้วยufak bir anlaşmazlık小的爭吵незлагода; сваркаناراضگیbất đồng

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