Misunderstand \Mis*un`der*stand"\ (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misunderstanding}.] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Did the Speaker of the House misunderstand the requirements of the law?
"There's always an opportunity that somebody will misunderstand the message," says Paul A. Koenigsberg, vice president of marketing strategy at the Management Horizons retail consulting unit of accountants Price Waterhouse.
He also expressed concern at the prosecution of East Timorese nationalists. Mr Alatas said yesterday that President Suharto's remarks had been misinterpreted. 'What he (President Suharto) was trying to say was: 'Don't misunderstand us.'