as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others
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To imagine that demand can outpace supply is to misunderstand how people demand in the first place.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025 -
Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Critics like me might grouse on the sidelines about a film's narrative arc or a documentary's missing moments.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Misknow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknow. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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