Misunderstand

v. understand incorrectly, interpret incorrectly, comprehend incorrectly

Misunderstand is to understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly.It may also refer to the following:Misunderstanding is the title of a number-one R&B single by Al B. Sure!several songs/albums/short stories under the title "Misunderstood"Major Misunderstanding is a character in the British adult comic Viz.
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Verb
1. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
(synonym) misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misapprehend, be amiss
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(derivation) misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking

(v. t.)
To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
  

ying3 shu1 yan4 shuo1
Yan's interpretation of a Ying letter.
Referring to a misinterpretation (for better or for worse) of an original that one hasn't really understood.