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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

misunderstand

/ˌmɪsəndɚˈstænd/

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What does misunderstand mean?

verb

  1. 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.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
As for M. Janet, he is a metaphysician, and such gentlemen are so acute that I think they often misunderstand common folk.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
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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.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
The same emotions are in man and woman, but in different TEMPO, on that account man and woman never cease to misunderstand each other.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheBeyond Good and EvilTranslated by Helen ZimmernProject Gutenberg ebook #4363
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.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561