as in missed
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 misunderstood
So both sides have misunderstood his constituency.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstood
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The western states have been working to renegotiate the water use pact for over two years and missed the November deadline to reach a new agreement.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Malinin missed his first combo and could never regain his composure in what was likely his worst performance in a major competition in quite some time.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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This can also help public audiences more easily identify when science is being misconstrued and misinterpreted.—
Kirstin R.W. Matthews,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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Attorney John Dillon, who represents Knife Rights and the other plaintiffs, argued that Friday’s ruling misconstrued the law.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The agencies want a judge to say the state misread the 2018 law and to roll back conservation rules tied to how irrigable land is defined, while conservationists are pressing in the opposite direction, urging regulators to lock in strong, statewide efficiency standards amid climate change.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Executives who dismiss culture as intangible or uncontrollable are misreading how today’s markets and consumers behave.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Others mistook Caesar’s top-down approach for a desire to replace the Republic with a monarchy.—
Paul Vanderbroeck,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Without context, these changes are frequently misinterpreted inside relationships.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Feb. 2026
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Information is lost or misinterpreted.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Misunderstood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstood. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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