Misunderstand

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misunderstand \Mis*un`der*stand"\
     (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Misunderstanding}.]
     To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a
     wrong sense.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misunderstand
       v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
           as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue},
            {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]
       [also: {misunderstood}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "misunderstand":
     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