misunderstand

misunderstand is a 13-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
2. verb. interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"

   "She misconstrued my remarks"

   Synonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret

Synonyms

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret

Common word forms

misunderstands, misunderstander

Words from these letters

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