misunderstand

tr.v., -stood (-stʊd'), -stand·ing, -stands.
To understand incorrectly; misinterpret.

verb

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

v

Definition: get the wrong idea
Antonyms: comprehend, construe, get, grasp, interpret, perceive, understand

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IN BRIEF: To take in a wrong sense; to misinterpret.

If you misunderstand a math idea, it can affect every problem you work.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - misforstå

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd begrijpen, niet begrijpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - mal comprendre

Deutsch (German)
v. - falsch verstehen, mißverstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρανοώ, παρεξηγώ, παρερμηνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
fraintendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compreender mal

Русский (Russian)
неправильно понять

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

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - missförstå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
误解, 误会

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

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘못 이해하다, 진가를 알아보지 못하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤解する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء الفهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא הבין, לא הבין כראוי, לא פירש נכון‬

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