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misunderstand

verb
/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/UK

Etymology

From Middle English mys-understanden, equivalent to mis- + understand.

  1. inherited from mys-understanden

Definitions

  1. To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

    • We found that teen drivers and the public largely misunderstand the legal status of cannabis use and do not fully recognize the risks of cannabis-impaired driving.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at misunderstand. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01misunderstand02incorrectly03incorrect04erroneous05inaccurate06mistaken07mistake

A definitional loop anchored at misunderstand. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at misunderstand

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA