Tuesday, October 30, 2007 @Tuesday, October 30, 2007
mis·un·der·stand
verb (used with object), -stood, -stand·ing.
1.
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
2.
to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of.
3.
failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
4.
a disagreement or quarrel.
sor·ry
–adjective, -ri·er, -ri·est.
1.
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
2.
regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate; tragic: a sorry situation; to come to a sorry end.
3.
sorrowful, grieved, or sad: Was she sorry when her brother died?
4.
associated with sorrow; suggestive of grief or suffering; melancholy; dismal.
5.
wretched, poor, useless, or pitiful: a sorry horse.
6.
(used interjectionally as a conventional apology or expression of regret): Sorry, you're misinformed. Did I bump you? Sorry.