Variations around "misunderstanding"

To miscontrue
To misinterpret, misunderstand, misconceive, misapprehend

• Distance can lead to miscontrue the sayings of someone

To be amiss: 
Something is amiss with sb/sth: wrong, not suitable, or not as expected

• I could see by the look on their faces that something was amiss.
• Their instincts warned them something was amiss.
• Something is amiss with our health care system. 

Nothing is amiss with sb/sth  

• We found nothing amiss downstairs - il n'y a rien qui cloche avec qn/qch
• He is adamant there is nothing amiss with him. (adamant=catégorique)

To take sth amiss
to be offended by something that someone has said to you

• I was worried that he might take my remark amiss.- prendre qch mal, prendre qch de travers 

sth would not go amiss, sth would not come amiss (British) 
If something might/would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help toimprove a situation

• A word of apology might not go amiss.- qch ne ferait pas de mal 
• A sense of proportion would not go amiss in all of this.
• A bit of politeness would not go amiss. 
• A coat of paint would not come amiss in the bedroom.

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