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Grade 5
(mis-un-der-stand) 4 syllables

Definition

verb. to fail to understand something correctly.

Example Sentence

Most people misunderstand his views on the subject.

More Example Sentences

It is easy to misunderstand difficult topics.

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misunderstand
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Rhymes

  • and
  • band
  • banned
  • bland
  • brand
  • brande
  • canned
  • chand
  • fanned
  • gland
  • grand
  • grande
  • hand
  • land
  • lande
  • manned
  • panned
  • planned
  • rand
  • sand
  • sande
  • scanned
  • shand
  • spanned
  • stand
  • strand
  • strande
  • tanned
  • vande

  • bourland
  • command
  • deland
  • demand
  • disband
  • expand
  • fernand
  • firsthand
  • hoiland
  • laband
  • lefthand
  • marchand
  • offhand
  • outmanned
  • remand
  • righthand
  • unmanned
  • unplanned
  • withstand

  • meadowland
  • understand

  • misunderstand
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