MISUNDERSTOOD

misunderstood

(adjective) wrongly understood; “a misunderstood criticism”; “a misunderstood question”

MISUNDERSTAND

misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

(verb) interpret in the wrong way; “Don’t misinterpret my comments as criticism”; “She misconstrued my remarks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

misunderstood

simple past tense and past participle of misunderstand

Source: Wiktionary


MISUNDERSTAND

Mis*un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misunderstood; p. pr. & vb. n. Misunderstanding.]

Definition: To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 October 2024

ELLIPSE

(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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