My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.
a charming and much misunderstood man
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misunderstand — is to understand incorrectly, while thinking to have understood correctly. It may also refer to the following: Misunderstanding (disambiguation), various Misunderstood (disambiguation), various Major Misunderstanding is a character in the British … Wikipedia
misunderstand — I verb be confused, be ignorant, be in the wrong, be misguided, be misled, be mistaken, blunder, commit an error, confuse, delude oneself, distort, err, fail to understand, fall into error, jumble, labor under a misapprehension, lack information … Law dictionary
misunderstand — (v.) c.1200; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + UNDERSTAND (Cf. understand). Related: MISUNDERSTOOD (Cf. Misunderstood); MISUNDERSTANDING (Cf. misunderstanding) … Etymology dictionary
misunderstand — [v] get the wrong idea be at cross purposes*, be bewildered, be confused, be perplexed, confound, confuse, fail, get signals crossed*, get signals mixed*, get wrong, get wrong impression*, misapply, misapprehend, miscalculate, miscomprehend,… … New thesaurus
misunderstand — ► VERB (past and past part. misunderstood) ▪ fail to understand correctly … English terms dictionary
misunderstand — [mis΄un dər stand′] vt. misunderstood, misunderstanding to fail to understand correctly; misinterpret … English World dictionary
misunderstand — [[t]mɪ̱sʌndə(r)stæ̱nd[/t]] misunderstands, misunderstanding, misunderstood VERB If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. → See also misunderstood [V wh] They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is … English dictionary
misunderstand — UK [ˌmɪsʌndə(r)ˈstænd] / US [ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms misunderstand : present tense I/you/we/they misunderstand he/she/it misunderstands present participle misunderstanding past tense misunderstood UK… … English dictionary
misunderstand — mis|un|der|stand [ˌmısʌndəˈstænd US ər ] v past tense and past participle misunderstood [I and T] to fail to understand someone or something correctly ▪ Rachel, you must have misunderstood her! Ellie would never say something like that. ▪ Don t… … Dictionary of contemporary English
