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. Lisa Murkowski:

   Let me be clear : I did not misunderstand the Army Corps' recent announcement, i am not'em barrassed' by my statement on it, and I will not be' quiet in the corner.' I am dead set on a high bar for large-scale resource development in the Bristol Bay watershed. The reality of this situation is the Pebble project has not met that bar and a permit can not be issued to it.

3. Matt Bevin -LRB- @GovMattBevin -RRB-:

   Many people have been confused or hurt or just misunderstand what it was that I was trying to communicate, for those of you who have been hurt, it is my absolute, sincere apology to you.

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. 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.