misunderstand
verbNAmE//ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd//
[transitive, intransitive] misunderstand (somebody/something) misunderstand what, how, etc…Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misunderstand he / she / it misunderstands
past simple misunderstood
-ing form misunderstanding
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