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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misunderstand \Mis*un'der*stand"\ (m[i^]s*[u^]n'd[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n'd[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misunderstanding}.] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misunderstand
verb: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}] [also: {misunderstood}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "misunderstand": contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscite, misconceive, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, mistake, mistranslate, pervert, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, wrench
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