as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons

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“Misapprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapprehend. Accessed 12 May. 2024.

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