English verb: misunderstand | |||
1. | misunderstand (cognition) interpret in the wrong way | ||
Samples | Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism. She misconstrued my remarks. | ||
Examples | They won't misunderstand the story , Sam and Sue misunderstand the movie | ||
Synonyms | be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||