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misunderstand definition

mis·un·der·stand (mis′un dər stand′)

transitive verb misunderstood -·stood′, misunderstanding -·stand′·ing

to fail to understand correctly; misinterpret

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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