to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.

to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of.

verb

comprehend , construe , get , grasp , interpret , perceive , understand

verb

be at cross purposes , be bewildered , be confused , be perplexed , confound , confuse , fail , get signals crossed , get signals mixed , get wrong , get wrong impression , misapply , misapprehend , miscalculate , miscomprehend , misconceive , misconstrue , misinterpret , misjudge , misknow , misread , misreckon , miss * , miss the point , mistake , not register , take amiss , take wrongly