Dictionary

misunderstand en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /mɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstænd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English mys-understanden, equivalent to mis- + understand.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
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Forms

Deriveds

misunderstandable · misunderstanding · misunderstandingly · misunderestimate · misunderstander

Relateds

misinterpret

Synonyms

take the wrong way

Translations (71)

cs špatně pochopit (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male comprehendō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male teneō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it equivocare (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it prendere una cantonata (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male sciō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ja 勘違いする (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ja 誤解する (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · fi ymmärtää väärin (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ar أَسَاءَ الْفَهْم (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · gd mì-bhreithnich (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · fi käsittää väärin (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · pt entender mal (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · cmn 誤解 /误解 (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ka არასწორად გაგება (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ht konprann mal (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · id salah paham (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · cs neporozumět (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · de missverstehen (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · sh pogrešno razumjeti (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la fallō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · da misforstå (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ca malentendre (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · hu félreért (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · az səhv başa düşmək (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · el παρερμηνεύω (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it male interpretare (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · mn буруу ойлгох (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · eo miskompreni (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · pl źle rozumieć (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ur غلط سمجھنا (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · el παρανοώ (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · no misforstå (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · km យល់ខុស (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · tr yanlış anlamak (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · es malentender (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male intellegō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · el παρεξηγώ (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · gl malentender (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · sv missförstå (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it fraintendere (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · mr गैरसमज होणे (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · bg разбирам погрешно (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ko 오해하다 (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · fr méprendre (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it prendere un abbaglio (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · sq keqkuptoj (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · pl źle zrozumieć (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · fr mal interpréter (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · th เข้าใจผิด (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · es tomarlo mal (a) (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ml തെറ്റിദ്ധരിക്കുക (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · nl misverstaan (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la fallor (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · grc παρανοέω (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · de falsch verstehen (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ms salah faham (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · it prendere un granchio (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · hi ग़लत समझना (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · cmn 誤會 /误会 (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male capiō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · mi tuakoi (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · la male percipiō (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · is misskilja (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · eo malinterpreti (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · af misverstaan (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · ru неправильно понимать (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · hy սխալ հասկանալ (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · et valesti aru saama (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · fr mécomprendre (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) · th เขว (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly)