misapprehend 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}]
Misapprehend \Mis*ap`pre*hend"\, v. t. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "misapprehend": contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, miscite, misconceive, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, miss, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, pervert, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, wrench