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/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/ · mis·un·der·stand
verb
- To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly. She misunderstood the instructions and assembled the bookshelf upside down.
- To fail to grasp the meaning or intention of something. He misunderstood her silence as indifference, not realizing she was simply tired.
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Did you know? The verb 'misunderstand' first appeared in print in the 1620s and was famously used by Shakespeare in 'Much Ado About Nothing' to highlight the comedic potential of faulty communication.