misunderstand

/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle misunderstood)

Definition

› to not understand someone or something correctly: He misunderstood the question completely.

be misunderstood › If someone is misunderstood, other people do not understand that they have good qualities.

(Definition of misunderstand verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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