misapprehend
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Verb (1)
- interpret in the wrong way“Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism”“She misconstrued my remarks”Synonyms: misconstruemisinterpretmisconceivemisunderstandbe amissMore general interpret, construe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mis·ap′pre·hend′ transitive verb
To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand. John Locke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54