Synonyms of misperceives

misperceives

verb

present tense third-person singular of misperceive

as in misunderstands

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

humor-challenged members of the audience misperceived the speaker's harmless joke as an insult to their organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• misses
• misconstrues
• misapprehends
• misreads
• misinterprets
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misknows
• misjudges
• misdeems
• mishears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knows
• perceives
• sees
• understands
• conceives
• gets
• apprehends
• comprehends
• penetrates
• grasps
• appreciates
• seizes
• catches
• takes in
• makes out
• groks
• fathoms
• savvies