misunderstand

I apologize if you misunderstand my silence; I am not angry, just very tired.

(Chinese) 如果你误解了我的沉默，我道歉；我没生气，只是很累。

Because of the poor phone connection, I managed to misunderstand the directions to the meeting place.

(Chinese) 由于电话连接不好，我竟然听错了去往会议地点的方向。