Usually means: Incorrectly interpret meaning or intention.
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We found 27 dictionaries that define the word misunderstand:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. misunderstand: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. misunderstand: Merriam-Webster
  3. misunderstand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. misunderstand: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. misunderstand: Collins English Dictionary
  6. misunderstand: Vocabulary.com
  7. Misunderstand, misunderstand: Wordnik
  8. misunderstand: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. misunderstand: Wiktionary
  10. misunderstand: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. misunderstand: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. misunderstand: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Misunderstand, misunderstand: Dictionary.com
  14. misunderstand: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. misunderstand: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Misunderstand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Misunderstand: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. misunderstand: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. misunderstand: Rhymezone
  20. misunderstand: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. misunderstand: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. misunderstand: FreeDictionary.org
  23. misunderstand: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. misunderstand: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. misunderstand: Legal dictionary

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▸ verb:  (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

Similar:
misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misgrasp, miscomprehend, misken, misread, mishear, more...

Opposite:
understand, comprehend, grasp, perceive

Types:
miscommunication, misunderstanding, misperception, misinterpretation, misapprehension, misconception, misconstrue, more...

Phrases:
hard to misunderstand, opposite of misunderstand, impossible to misunderstand, ignorant pride misunderstand, more...

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Similar:
misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misgrasp, miscomprehend, misken, misread, mishear, more...

Opposite:
understand, comprehend, grasp, perceive

Types:
miscommunication, misunderstanding, misperception, misinterpretation, misapprehension, misconception, misconstrue, more...

Phrases:
hard to misunderstand, opposite of misunderstand, impossible to misunderstand, ignorant pride misunderstand, more...

Colors:
    gray,     mauve,     teal,     olive,     taupe, more...



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