Word: misunderstands
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mis
un
der
stands
Definition: Third-person singular of misunderstand; interpret in the wrong way
Morphemes:
Affix: mis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad or wrong; badly or wrongly
Affix: understand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: under
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: under
Meaning: between
Affix: standaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: standana
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs