how to pronounce misunderstand

/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd/

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misunderstand is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of misunderstand in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… get people who misunderstand your motors …”

meanings of misunderstand

verb:

To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

misunderstand frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word misunderstand occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics misunderstand can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that misunderstand can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;