misunderstand

3 definitions found

misunderstand - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

misunderstand - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  misunderstand
      v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
           as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn:
           misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive,
           misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]

misunderstand - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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