Ignore
Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Misunderstand and ignore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misunderstand" instead a verb "Ignore".
Misunderstand
Misunderstand verb - To fail to understand the true or actual meaning of.
Ignore and misunderstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Misunderstand".
Nearby Word: misunderstanding
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She is also the most knowledgeable of "real-world" behavior, which the other family members either misunderstand or ignore outright.
Source: Western Animation / The X's -
When I ignore you, you try to provoke me calling it a familiar's 'reward', but when I misunderstand and drool about it, you put me down with insults.
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