misapprehend
verb
[ ˌmɪsaprɪˈhɛnd ]
• fail to understand (a person or their words) correctly; misinterpret.
• "they seemed not to mind that their more profound utterances were misapprehended as self-help maxims"
Similar:
misunderstand,
misinterpret,
put a wrong interpretation on,
misconstrue,
misconceive,
mistake,
misread,
miss,
confuse,
confound,
take amiss,
miscalculate,
err,
be mistaken,
get the wrong idea,
get it/someone wrong,
take something the wrong way,
receive a false impression,
be under a delusion,
be at cross purposes,
be barking up the wrong tree,
