misunderstand

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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]

from 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

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