Readers often misunderstand the author's intent when they ignore the historical context of the novel's setting.
当读者忽略小说背景的历史语境时，常常会误解作者的意图。
Memoirist Solveig Bakke argues that memory itself is inherently reconstructive and imperfect, so demanding strict factual verification misunderstands what a memoir can honestly offer readers in the first place.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “misunderstand”?
A — Interpret wrongly. “misunderstand” means interpret wrongly.
Which word means “interpret wrongly”?
C — misunderstand. “misunderstand” means interpret wrongly.
misunderstand — interpret wrongly. In Chinese: 误解，误会.
misunderstand is pronounced /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/.
Readers often misunderstand the author's intent when they ignore the historical context of the novel's setting. (当读者忽略小说背景的历史语境时，常常会误解作者的意图。)
misinterpret, misconstrue, misread — all close in meaning to misunderstand (interpret wrongly).
understand, comprehend — each the opposite of misunderstand (interpret wrongly).
Yes. misunderstand is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
mis(wrong)+understand