misknows

verb

present tense third-person singular of misknow
as in misunderstands
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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  1. misunderstands
  2. misses
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  • Imagine a fall-detection system that fails at night, a workplace safety monitor that misses a crucial action or a robot that misunderstands what a person is doing because it’s never seen that exact interaction before.
    — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe an important meeting is rescheduled at the worst possible time, or perhaps someone misunderstands the context of your conversation.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstands
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  • But for the short-term, Maurice appears open to seeing how that line produces if Barkov misses time.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, my comparison of FEWOCiOUS to Peter Saul probably misses the point.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of misses
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“Misknows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknows. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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