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Misunderstandings
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Being misunderstood
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misconstrue
miss
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mis⋅un⋅der⋅stand
/
ˌmɪs
ʌn
dərˈstænd
/
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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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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