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Third Person
misunderstands
Present Participle
misunderstanding
Past Tense
misunderstood
Past Participle
misunderstood
1
to fail to understand something or someone correctly
transitive
- He misunderstood the meeting time and arrived an hour early.
- I think you misunderstand what I'm trying to say.
- If you misunderstand the question, don't hesitate to ask for clarification.
- She misunderstood the instructions and did the task wrong.
- They misunderstood the movie plot and were confused.