He was a very private man, and some people mistook this for unfriendliness.
I thought she wanted us to leave her alone, but I may been mistaken.
misread/misjudge to wrongly believe that someone’s actions show that they have a particular opinion or feeling, or that a situation means that you should behave in particular way
The party completely misread the mood of the voters at the last election.
Eddie wondered if he should be scared, too. Maybe he had misjudged the situation.
misinterpret to not understand the true meaning of someone’s actions or words, so that you believe something that is not in fact true
A lot of people misinterpreted what I was saying, and have called me a racist.
Struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest conversations were misinterpreted.
misconstrue formal to misunderstand something that someone has said or done
She claimed that members of the press had misconstrued her comments.
miss the point to not understand the main part or meaning of what someone is saying or what something is intended to do
I think you’re missing the whole point of the film.
If he thinks it’s all about how much profit he can make, then he’s missing the point.
get the wrong end of the stickBritish EnglishBrE informal to make a mistake about one part of something that you are told, so that you understand the rest of it in completely the wrong way
Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought she was leaving him, not the other way round.
Examples from the Corpus
misunderstand• I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood.• Such concepts are unworthy of educated people and refer to anthropomorphism which has been misunderstood.• We shall be using the term in the ordinarysense, without, we hope, any fear of being misunderstood.• Oh, I must have misunderstood. I thought we were going to meet at 11:00.• The art of that continent has often been misunderstood, or treated paternalistically.• According to Bennett, you misunderstood the reason you were dropped from the list.• Hammeed also misunderstood the simplest words.• I think she misunderstood you.
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤badly嚴重誤解▸➤completely, fundamentally, grossly (formal, especially NAmE) , profoundly完全曲解;從根本上誤解;嚴重誤解PREPOSITION➤as誤解為⋯◇My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我關心他們的幸福,卻被誤解為多管閒事。PHRASES➤be frequently misunderstood, be often misunderstood, be widely misunderstood時常/經常/普遍被誤解▸➤much misunderstood被嚴重誤解◇a charming and much misunderstood man被深深誤解的翩翩男子
misunderstand ♦︎ misinterpret ♦︎ get sth wrong ♦︎ get sb wrong ♦︎ mistake ♦︎ misread ♦︎ misjudgeThese words all mean to not understand sb/sth correctly.这些词均表示误解、误会、弄错。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to misunderstand / misinterpret / mistake / misread sth as sth◆to misunderstand / misinterpret / mistake / misjudge what...◆to misunderstand / misinterpret / mistake sb's meaning / intentions◆to misunderstand / misinterpret / misread / misjudge a situation◆to get a situation wrong◆to badly misunderstand / mistake / misread / misjudge sb / sth◆to seriously misunderstand / mistake / misread / misjudge sb / sth◆to completely misunderstand / misinterpret / mistake / misread / misjudge sb / sth◆to totally misunderstand / mistake / misread sb / sth◆to get sb / sth badly / seriously / totally / completely wrong◆to deliberately misunderstand / misinterpret sb / sth◆to be easily misunderstood / misinterpreted / mistaken / misread / misjudged■misunderstand(misunderstood, misunderstood) [intransitive, transitive] to not understand sb/sth correctly误解;误会◆I thought he was her husband-I must have misunderstood.我以为他是她丈夫,我一定是误会了。◆Don't misunderstand me-I'm grateful for everything you've done.别误解我的意思,我对你所做的一切都很感激。◆She must have misunderstood what I was trying to say.她一定是误解了我要表达的意思。OPPunderstand ⇨ understand1 see also misunderstanding ⇨ illusion■misinterpretˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt; NAmEˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪt [transitive, often passive] to understand sth/sb wrongly, by giving it/what they say a different meaning from the one intended错误解读;误释◆His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project.他的评论被误解为对这个项目的批评。 see also misinterpretation ⇨ illusion■get sth ˈwrong
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(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten) (ratherinformal, spoken) to not understand a situation correctly误会,误解,曲解(某事)◆No, you've got it all wrong. She's not his wife.不,你完全误会了。她不是他的妻子。◆Trust you to get it all wrong!你管保全弄错了!■get sb ˈwrong
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(getting, got, got; NAmEspokengetting, got, gotten) (ratherinformal, spoken) to misunderstand what sb says or what their intentions are误会,误解,曲解(某人的话或意图)◆Don't get me wrong(= don't be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but...别误会,我认为他活儿干得不错,不过⋯■mistake(mistook, mistaken) [transitive] to not understand or judge sb's behaviour or a situation correctly误会;误解;看错◆He mistook the other man's offer as a threat.他错把另一个男人的好意当成了威胁。◆There was no mistaking(= it was impossible to mistake) the bitterness in her voice.她声音里流露出来的怨恨是明白无误的。 see also mistaken ⇨ wrong1■misread(misread, misread) [transitive] to judge a situation badly, especially by not realizing what is likely to happen误解(尤指未意识到可能要发生的事)◆She had seen the warning signs but she had misread them.她已经看到了警示,却理解错了。■misjudge [transitive] to form a wrong opinion about a person or situation, especially in a way that makes you deal with them/it unfairly对⋯形成错误认识;错看◆She was beginning to realize that she had misjudged him.她开始意识到她错看了他。◆They had seriously misjudged the mood of the electorate.他们对选民情绪的判断出现了严重失误。