HOW TO PRONOUNCE
misunderstand
/ˌmɪsəndɚˈstænd/
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What does misunderstand mean?
verb
- To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌmɪsəndɚˈstænd/
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To this end he repeats the same thing over and over until he thinks you surely cannot misunderstand.
As for M. Janet, he is a metaphysician, and such gentlemen are so acute that I think they often misunderstand common folk.
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Earl Pawlet did not affect to misunderstand the hint, but asked him in plain terms whether he brought a challenge from the Duke.
The same emotions are in man and woman, but in different TEMPO, on that account man and woman never cease to misunderstand each other.
The DETERMINATION of the world to misunderstand or misinterpret anything a little new or unfamiliar is a thing which perhaps only an author can duly appreciate.