" misapprehend "

1: to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of;

  * e.g., " ... unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons "

•  Synonyms : 

•  misconstrue,

•  misinterpret,

•  misknow,

•  misperceive,

•  misread,

•  miss,

•  mistake,

•  misunderstand

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  catch,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  fathom,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  know,

•  make out,

•  penetrate,

•  perceive,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  take in,

•  understand