as in to miss
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally
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Recent Examples of misunderstand
However, most Tesla investors are misunderstanding the nature of the risk of investing in the company.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This approach profoundly misunderstands the nature of justice and the role of our civil courts.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
But that argument misunderstands the nature of the fast-fashion sector.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
There’s something compelling yet often misunderstood about Japan’s startup ecosystem.
—Aya Spencer, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This approach profoundly misunderstands the nature of justice and the role of our civil courts.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
But that argument misunderstands the nature of the fast-fashion sector.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
There’s something compelling yet often misunderstood about Japan’s startup ecosystem.
—Aya Spencer, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Pro Bowl quarterback Matthew Stafford was expected to miss the first handful of practices with a sore back, but head coach Sean McVay gave an update on Stafford's status on Saturday that likely has Rams fans at least a little concerned.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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The Milwaukee Police Department has requested public assistance in their efforts to locate Andrew K. Addae, a critically missing 54-year-old man.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
27 July 2025
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Rocking chairs line patios that overlook an 8.5 acre retention pond big enough to be mistaken for a lake, one of the only visual clues that this is the South, not south of San Francisco.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Nevada’s chukar season was still open, and hunters’ tracks were mistaken for Dallas’.—
Jim Zumbo,
Outdoor Life,
17 July 2025
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Von Braun and his colleagues had badly misread the room.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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According to the Post, HUD staffers found that the AI misread the law in a number of cases.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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He’s frequently portrayed as a beacon of hope and moral clarity, but he’s often also misinterpreted and feared by those around him because of this immense power.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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So, the fact that it can be misinterpreted by some, this is always going to be the case.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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But would her students, turned on everywhere by the dogma of political correctness, misapprehend Haynes’s aim?—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2021
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“Misunderstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstand. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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