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 | ||