verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of misunderstand form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

misconstrueamissbe amisscontortdistortgarble

Example

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"She thinks that sexual repression is really part of her religion. She misunderstands her religion, likely."

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