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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misunderstand — is to understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly. It may also refer to the following: Misunderstanding (disambiguation), various Misunderstood (disambiguation), various Major Misunderstanding is a character in the British … Wikipedia
misunderstand — (v.) c.1200; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + UNDERSTAND (Cf. understand). Related: MISUNDERSTOOD (Cf. Misunderstood); MISUNDERSTANDING (Cf. misunderstanding) … Etymology dictionary
misunderstand — [v] get the wrong idea be at cross purposes*, be bewildered, be confused, be perplexed, confound, confuse, fail, get signals crossed*, get signals mixed*, get wrong, get wrong impression*, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscomprehend,… … New thesaurus
misunderstand — ► VERB (past and past part. misunderstood) ▪ fail to understand correctly … English terms dictionary
misunderstand — [mis΄un dər stand′] vt. misunderstood, misunderstanding to fail to understand correctly; misinterpret … English World dictionary
misunderstand — [[t]mɪ̱sʌndə(r)stæ̱nd[/t]] misunderstands, misunderstanding, misunderstood VERB If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. → See also misunderstood [V wh] They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is … English dictionary
misunderstand — UK [ˌmɪsʌndə(r)ˈstænd] / US [ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms misunderstand : present tense I/you/we/they misunderstand he/she/it misunderstands present participle misunderstanding past tense misunderstood UK… … English dictionary
misunderstand — verb ADVERB ▪ badly ▪ completely, fundamentally, grossly (formal, esp. AmE), profoundly PREPOSITION ▪ as … Collocations dictionary
misunderstand — mis|un|der|stand [ˌmısʌndəˈstænd US ər ] v past tense and past participle misunderstood [I and T] to fail to understand someone or something correctly ▪ Rachel, you must have misunderstood her! Ellie would never say something like that. ▪ Don t… … Dictionary of contemporary English
