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misunderstand

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mis⋅un⋅der⋅stand

  [mis-uhn-der-stand]
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–verb (used with object), -stood, -stand⋅ing.
1. to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
2. to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME misunderstanden. See mis- 1 , understand

Related forms:
mis⋅un⋅der⋅stand⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. misconstrue, misapprehend, misinterpret.
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mis·un·der·stand   (mĭs'ŭn-dər-stānd')   
tr.v.   mis·un·der·stood (-stŏŏd'), mis·un·der·stand·ing, mis·un·der·stands
To understand incorrectly; misinterpret.
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Word Origin & History

misunderstand 
c.1200; see mis- (1) + understand. Misunderstanding "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1642.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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