misunderstand
verb
to not understand someone or something correctly
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To not understand, or to misunderstand
be unclear about/as to something
to not understand or not be certain about something
not have a clue
to not know or understand something
have no conception of something
to be unable to understand something because you have no experience of it
lose your grip (on something)
to become less able to understand things or deal with them
miss the point
to fail to understand something
get the wrong end of the stick
to understand something completely wrongly
get someone wrong
to not understand someone
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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