Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To understand incorrectly; misinterpret.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To understand amiss; attach a false meaning to; take in a wrong sense; misconceive; interpret or explain to one's self erroneously.
- To fail to understand (a person with reference to his words or actions): as, I misunderstood you.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
understand incorrectly , while thinking to have understood correctly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb interpret in the wrong way
Etymologies
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Examples
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What many investors misunderstand is that, when it comes to risk, more is less.
To Be a Winning Investor, Know the Risks Chuck Jaffe 2010
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The point they misunderstand is that the guidelines were crystal clear about WHEN they are entitled to claim.
McNulty Escapes With ‘A Talking To’ Shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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What views like this fundamentally misunderstand is that there are many taxes besides income tax, such as payroll, capital gains, and corporate taxes, that slow down the economy and affect everyone.
The Economics Americans Need To Understand « Tai-Chi Policy 2008
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Originally it may have been plausible for you to misunderstand, that is no longer the case.
Is That Legal?: "Aryanization" and the Question of German "Coercion" 2006
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In a speech in Davos, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was emphatic in his defense of the euro, saying that those who were forecasting its demise "misunderstand" the nature of Europe.
EU Gives Details on Talks Over Fund Matthew Dalton 2011
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Mr. Sarkozy was also emphatic in his defense of the euro, saying that those who were forecasting its demise "misunderstand" the nature of Europe.
Sarkozy: Imbalances May Cause Disaster Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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What exactly did we "misunderstand" about this festival of dumbassery?
Archive 2009-03-01 Dave 2009
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By the way: I expect someone to deliberately "misunderstand" what I'm saying here, and suggest that I'm saying that the AWARD was because of his election.
Nobel Prizes and Mother Nature Loves Gay People Steven Barnes 2009
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What exactly did we "misunderstand" about this festival of dumbassery?
Apology not accepted the rev. paperboy 2009
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And Gavin, I don't "misunderstand" your point about the appropriation of my name, as you say over there, I am troubled by the way it is picked up by search engines and confusing to people who don't read long enough to grasp what people at your blog are doing.
TRex, unethical, but at least ashamed (or scared). Ann Althouse 2007
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