Irregular verb
misunderstand
/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/
- Base
- misunderstand
- Past simple
- misunderstood
- Past participle
- misunderstood
Usage
misunderstand follows its root verb understand exactly, adding the prefix mis- to both past forms.
Meaning
- to understand something incorrectly
Example
He misunderstood the question.
I think you misunderstood my email.
The instructions have been misunderstood by several teams.