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单词 misunderstands
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misunderstand

verb

mis·​un·​der·​stand (ˌ)mi-ˌsən-dər-ˈstand How to pronounce misunderstand (audio)
misunderstood (ˌ)mi-ˌsən-dər-ˈstu̇d How to pronounce misunderstand (audio) ; misunderstanding

transitive verb

1
: to fail to understand
2
: to interpret incorrectly

Synonyms

  • misapprehend
  • misconstrue
  • misinterpret
  • misknow
  • misperceive
  • misread
  • miss
  • mistake
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Example Sentences

Don't misunderstand me—I'm not criticizing your decision. He feels that the critics have completely misunderstood his movies. She expressed herself in clear terms that no one could misunderstand.
Recent Examples on the Web The way Social Security benefits are taxed is somewhat convoluted and easy to misunderstand. Liz Weston, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 Don’t misunderstand: The SALT deduction is miserable policy, and it should be killed, not expanded. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 July 2022 The model, for instance, may misunderstand the intent behind identity terms, failing to differentiate between benign and adversarial prompts. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 26 Aug. 2022 Lots of people misunderstand the UN, the Security Council, and the MONUSCO. Nimi Princewill, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The church also tends to misunderstand, infantilize and even demonize those who question. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Both the title above the chart and the accompanying comment from Biden fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the gasoline market and of price changes in general. Dominic Pino, National Review, 14 July 2022 And currently, far too many employers fundamentally misunderstand that list. Ethan Karp, Forbes, 30 June 2022 In an initial police statement, officials said that the boy had a learning disability and might misunderstand their search efforts as a game, per CNN. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

misunderstand

verb

mis·​un·​der·​stand ˌmis-ˌən-dər-ˈstand How to pronounce misunderstand (audio)
misunderstood
-ˈstu̇d
; misunderstanding
: to fail to get the meaning of : fail to understand

misunderstands

verb

present tense third-person singular of misunderstand
as in misses
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misses
  • misconstrues
  • misreads
  • misinterprets
  • misapprehends
  • misperceives
  • mistakes
  • misjudges
  • misconceives
  • misknows
  • mishears
  • misdeems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • knows
  • understands
  • sees
  • perceives
  • appreciates
  • conceives
  • comprehends
  • gets
  • penetrates
  • grasps
  • apprehends
  • seizes
  • catches
  • makes out
  • takes in
  • groks
  • savvies
  • fathoms
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