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To understand incorrectly

misapprehend
To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.
To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
To fail to apprehend correctly; misunderstand

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1. To apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand.
2. To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
3. To fail to apprehend correctly; misunderstand
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misconceive
To misunderstand
To interpret incorrectly; misunderstand.
To conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; misunderstand

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1. To misunderstand
2. To interpret incorrectly; misunderstand.
3. To conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; misunderstand
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misconstrue
To construe wrongly; misinterpret or misunderstand
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.

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1. To construe wrongly; misinterpret or misunderstand
2. To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
3. To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.
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misread
To read wrongly
To misinterpret or misunderstand:
To misinterpret or misunderstand

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1. To read wrongly
2. To misinterpret or misunderstand:
3. To misinterpret or misunderstand
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mistake
(Intransitive) To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
To understand or perceive wrongly; interpret or judge incorrectly
To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.

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1. (Intransitive) To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
2. To understand or perceive wrongly; interpret or judge incorrectly
3. To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.
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misunderstand
To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
To fail to understand correctly; misinterpret

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1. To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
2. To fail to understand correctly; misinterpret
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misconstrue
To construe wrongly; misinterpret or misunderstand
To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.
To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

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1. To construe wrongly; misinterpret or misunderstand
2. To mistake the meaning of; misinterpret.
3. To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
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garble
To suppress or distort parts of (a story, etc.) in telling, so as to mislead or misrepresent
To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
To confuse or mix up (a quotation, story, message, etc.) unintentionally, as through inaccurate copying or poor radio transmission

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1. To suppress or distort parts of (a story, etc.) in telling, so as to mislead or misrepresent
2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
3. To confuse or mix up (a quotation, story, message, etc.) unintentionally, as through inaccurate copying or poor radio transmission
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misrepresent
To serve incorrectly or dishonestly as an official representative of.
To represent falsely; give an untrue or misleading idea of
To give an incorrect or misleading representation of.

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1. To serve incorrectly or dishonestly as an official representative of.
2. To represent falsely; give an untrue or misleading idea of
3. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of.
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falsify
To counterfeit; forge:
To tell falsehoods; lie
To declare or prove to be false.

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1. To counterfeit; forge:
2. To tell falsehoods; lie
3. To declare or prove to be false.
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distort
To twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of
To modify (a wave, sound, signal, etc.) so as to produce an unfaithful reproduction
To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate:

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1. To twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of
2. To modify (a wave, sound, signal, etc.) so as to produce an unfaithful reproduction
3. To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate:
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miscalculate
To count or estimate incorrectly.
To calculate incorrectly; miscount or misjudge

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1. To count or estimate incorrectly.
2. To calculate incorrectly; miscount or misjudge
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