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. Ted Cruz:

   She seems to misunderstand how free speech operates, and also how freedom of the press operates, ms. Lam's canceling the meeting is not a sign of strength. It's a sign of weakness. It's a sign of fear of the protesters in the streets of Hong Kong.

2. Ramana Pemmaraju:

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

3. 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.

4. Fox News:

   We do not have a Republican Party on Capitol Hill that can get its act together, i don’t know how you would carry water for this, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Monday. Not that I want to ; don’t misunderstand. I ’m just coming up with new ways to explain what a sellout, disaster, betrayal — whatever you want to call this — it is. At a White House leadership press conference Tuesday morning, however, Speaker Paul Ryan and other top Republicans defended the package. Paul Ryan touted the.

5. Anatole France:

   It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.