misapprehend

  • 101misunderstand — verb she misunderstood his motives Syn: misapprehend, misinterpret, misconstrue, misconceive, mistake, misread; be mistaken, get the wrong idea, receive a false impression; informal be barking up the wrong tree, miss the boat …

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  • 102misconceive — v misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misread, misinterpret; misjudge, miscalculate; form the wrong notion, get the wrong idea; get off on the wrong foot, get a false start, jump the gun, go off half cocked …

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  • 103misconstrue — v misinterpret, misunderstand, misapprehend, misread, misconceive; misjudge, miscalculate, misreckon; put the wrong meaning on, garble, change the sense of, get the wrong idea, get a false impression; Sl. goof, Sl. screw up, mix up, misrepresent …

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  • 104misinterpret — n misunderstand, misconstrue, misapprehend, misread, misconceive; misjudge, miscalculate, misreckon; put the wrong meaning on, garble, get it all wrong, hear it wrong, get the wrong idea; misrepresent, misteach, mix up, Sl. screw up, change the… …

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  • 105misjudge — v miscalculate, misreckon, miscount, miscompute, Inf. bet on the wrong horse; misapprehend, misunderstand, misconstrue, misinterpret; misestimate, misdeem, misread, misevaluate, misappre ciate, misvalue; underestimate, overestimate, undervalue,… …

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  • 106miss — I v 1. fail to catch or get, miscalculate, mistime, ill time; bobble, bungle, goof, muff, slip; let slip through one s fingers, misplace, lose; fail to attain or accomplish, come up short, Sl. blow the chance, Sl. blow, be left at the starting… …

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  • 107mistake — n 1. error, inaccuracy, fallacy, erratum, corrigendum, Sports. miscue; fault, flaw, human error; oversight, omission. 2. blunder, botch, bungle, fumble, flub, muff, Inf. bobble; leak, slip, slip of the tongue or pen, Inf. slipup; All Sl. pratfall …

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  • 108misunderstand — v misapprehend, misread, misconstrue, misconceive, misinterpret; misjudge, miscalculate, miscount, misreckon; read it wrong, get it all wrong, get the wrong idea, get a false impression, miss the point, see through a glass darkly …

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  • 109misunderstand — verb Syn: misapprehend, misinterpret, misconstrue, misconceive, mistake, misread, be mistaken, get the wrong idea; informal get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick …

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  • 110mistake — /məˈsteɪk / (say muh stayk) noun 1. an error in action, opinion or judgement. 2. a misconception or misapprehension. 3. Colloquial an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. –verb (mistook, mistaken, mistaking) –verb (t) 4. to take or regard as… …