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as in mistake
a failure to understand correctly
people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer
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2
as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully
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as in missing
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 misunderstanding
Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
This could manifest as frustrating misunderstandings, feelings of being emotionally blocked or challenges in expressing yourself clearly.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Trump's misunderstanding of the lessons of this approach have resulted in a foreign policy that is simple, crude, and ineffective.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Weiss said misunderstanding and misinformation is fueling backlash against the animals.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
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Noun
Obviously, there must be some reasonable explanation, some misunderstanding.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
This could manifest as frustrating misunderstandings, feelings of being emotionally blocked or challenges in expressing yourself clearly.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Trump's misunderstanding of the lessons of this approach have resulted in a foreign policy that is simple, crude, and ineffective.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Weiss said misunderstanding and misinformation is fueling backlash against the animals.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstanding
Noun
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Scott, whose lone major was 12 years ago at the Masters, didn’t make a mistake since a soft bogey on the opening hole and looked far younger than his 44 years down the stretch with brilliant iron play and enough putts for a 67, leaving him one shot behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Status threat, risk of irrelevance, and making mistakes are common barriers.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The simmering dispute comes as protesters showed up at Dodger Stadium on Thursday to decry Dodgers’ silence amidst immigration raids and unrest in Los Angeles.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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News to Know Wisconsin lawsuit accuses Miami of tampering In the latest legal dispute amid the changing landscape of college sports, the University of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against the University of Miami yesterday for allegedly tampering with a football player.—
and Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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The bodies of both children missing after a massive fire ripped through a full block of a New Jersey neighborhood earlier this week have been recovered.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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That’s the sort of depth the Lions have been missing.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This practice often reveals misinterpretations that would otherwise go undetected.—
Anna Barnhill,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Whatever the case, this is a low-energy day subject to confusion and misinterpretations.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Ordinary disagreements are now seen as grounds to capriciously immiserate and ruin lives, and failing that, to intimidate state leaders into capitulation.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Amid the insults and threats hurled across the political landscape, the risks of violence stemming from political and legal disagreements represent a governing challenge equal to the violence of the 1960s.—
Michael Mcauliffe,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Santana said the altercation took place somewhere around the seventh inning.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Santana declined to discuss specifics of what prompted the altercation.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Victor Bautista got into an argument with his killer in front of NYCHA’s Moore Houses, across the street from troubled St. Mary’s Park, in Mott Haven about 7:45 a.m. As the quarrel escalated, the gunman shot Bautista in the chest near Trinity Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The canvas brims with characters who casually kill but also love, laugh, quarrel.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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“Misunderstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstanding. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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