One entry found for misunderstand.

Entry Word: misunderstand
Function: verb
Text: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of <you misunderstood that poem because you didn't look up the words you didn't know>
Synonyms misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, miss, mistake
Related Words misconceive
Antonyms apprehend, catch, comprehend, conceive, fathom, grasp, know, make out, penetrate, perceive, savvy, see, seize, take in, understand