misunderstand
verb
[ ˌmɪsʌndəˈstand ]
• fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly.
• "he had misunderstood the police officer's hand signals"
Similar:
misapprehend,
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,
Opposite:
grasp,
understand correctly,
get the right idea,
