Synonyms for misunderstand
ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstændmis·un·der·stand

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1. misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb

   interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

   Synonyms:
   misread, misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, be amiss

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1. misunderstandverb

   Synonyms:
   misapprehend, misconceive, mistake

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1. misunderstandverb

   Synonyms:
   misconceive, miscomprehend, misapprehend

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1. List of paraphrases for "misunderstand":

   misinterpret

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1. John Ruskin:

   Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.

2. Judith Butler:

   When some people rejoin with 'All Lives Matter' they misunderstand the problem, but not because their message is untrue. It is true that all lives matter, but it is equally true that not all lives are understood to matter, which is precisely why it is most important to name the lives that have not mattered, and are struggling to matter in the way they deserve, if we jump too quickly to the universal formulation, 'all lives matter,' then we miss the fact that black people have not yet been included in the idea of 'all lives.'.

3. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   I just want to understand how people misunderstand each other!”

4. John Ruskin:

   Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.

5. unknown:

   Almost all of you misunderstand what unconditional love is. It is holding vibrational alignment with who you are no matter what is going on around you.