16 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
noun putting the wrong interpretation on
noun an understanding of something that is not correct
verb interpret in the wrong way
originFrom Middle English mys undirstonding, equivalent to misunderstand + -ing. Compare Dutch misverstand (“misunderstanding”), German Missverständnis (“misunderstanding”), Swedish missförstånd (“misunderstanding”).
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