misapprehend

tr.v., -hend·ed, -hend·ing, -hends.
To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.

misapprehension mis·ap'pre·hen'sion (-hĕn'shən) n.

verb

To understand incorrectly: misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand. See understand/misunderstand.

v

Definition: get the wrong idea, impression
Antonyms: apprehend, comprehend, understand

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: interpret in the wrong way
  Synonyms: misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, be amiss

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - misforstå

Nederlands (Dutch)
misverstaan, huiverig staan tegenover

Français (French)
v. tr. - mal comprendre

Deutsch (German)
v. - mißverstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρανοώ, παρεξηγώ

Italiano (Italian)
fraintendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compreender mal

Русский (Russian)
понять превратно

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - comprender mal, interpretar mal

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - missförstå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
误会, 误解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誤會, 誤解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘못 이해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤解する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء الفهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבין בצורה מוטעית, הבין שלא כראוי‬

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