misunderstand
verb (used with object)
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
has misunderstood
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present perfectof misunderstand (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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South Africa has previously said that Trump has misunderstood the country's new land expropriation act.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Any fan who has a problem with that has misunderstood metal.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2020
Meanwhile his wife, Liesel, an author, endures a demeaning interview with an unprofessional reporter who has misunderstood her book and sticks her with the taxi fare.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2019
The other thing that is very important is that everybody has misunderstood what happened last week when Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were in the Oval Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2017
The editor has misunderstood the geography of this passage, which evidently means "Don't go near enough to Achin Head to see even the islands in front of it."
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
