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
Continue reading … ‘FACE PLANT’ – EPA chief blasts CNN for misunderstanding press release in brutal takedown.
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Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
But to do so would be to misunderstand the fundamentals upon which Howe has rebuilt Newcastle; his philosophy relies upon spirit, commonality and solidarity.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Both strategies misunderstand what drives transformative companies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Many people misunderstand that winter weather and seasons will continue even as climate changes.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
But to do so would be to misunderstand the fundamentals upon which Howe has rebuilt Newcastle; his philosophy relies upon spirit, commonality and solidarity.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Both strategies misunderstand what drives transformative companies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Many people misunderstand that winter weather and seasons will continue even as climate changes.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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In two weeks, loan holders will start the process of taking money from the paychecks of borrowers who've missed their payments for 270 days or more.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Please pray for the repose of his soul and for all of us who will miss him so very much.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Automatique is a time-only three-hand watch, but don’t mistake its restrained elegance with being basic.—
Kristen Shirley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Those supporters were en route to a fifth-tier National League fixture (a big one — Southend have a shot at getting promoted back to the Football League) when Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, mistook their boat for a cruise by a London landmarks tour company.—
Justin Guthrie,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Reflect on instances where your words or behavior may have been misread.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But when Brooke emerges from Max’s bathroom, NP Avery misreads her post-surgery shower as post-coital.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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But many bishops said the distinction was too subtle, too easily misinterpreted, too prone to be exploited by the liberal forces at the Church’s gates.—
Austen Ivereigh,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even after matching, users often get ghosted, misinterpret what the other person wants or have mismatched expectations, leaving those looking for love frustrated and burnt out.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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