What is another word for misunderstands?

Pronunciation: [mɪsˌʌndəstˈandz] (IPA)

Misunderstands is a word which refers to the act of failing to comprehend something in a correct manner. There are numerous other terms that can be utilised to describe this phenomenon, such as misinterprets, misconceives, misconstrues, or misapprehends. All these words are interchangeable and mean the same thing - a failure to comprehend or interpret a message or situation accurately. Other similar words include misreads, misjudges, or mistakes, each of which implies an incorrect interpretation or perception of what is being said or done. When communicating with others, it is important to recognise misunderstandings and clarify to ensure that everyone is on the same page.

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What are the hypernyms for Misunderstands?

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Usage examples for Misunderstands

Ruth couldn't be anything but kind to you and she never misunderstands, and she is so helpful.
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero"
F. Hopkinson Smith
Again he misunderstands her.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
We had better not remain here, Harold, the world sometimes misunderstands even friends.
"With Edge Tools"
Hobart Chatfield-Taylor

Famous quotes with Misunderstands

  • No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • While reading the each morning, my father spares a minute for the cartoon by R. K. Laxman. While my mother is, like a magician, making untidy sheets disappear in the bedroom and producing fresh towels in the bathroom, or braving bad weather in the kitchen, my father, in the extraordinary Chinese calm of the drawing-room, is dmiring the cartoon by R. K. Laxman, and, if my mother happens to be there, unselfishly sharing it with her. She, as expected, misunderstands it completely, laughing not at the joke but at the expressions on the faces of the caricatures, and at the hilarious fact that they talk to each other like human beings.
    Amit Chaudhuri
  • Day and night, and every moment, there are voices about us. All the hours speak as they pass; and in every event there is a message to us; and all our circumstances talk with us; but it is in Divine language, that worldliness misunderstands, that selfishness is frightened at, and that only the children of God hear rightly and happily.
    William Mountford

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