as in to miss
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 misunderstand
The existential gripes from older generations about the sanctity of live show experiences seem to misunderstand the moment.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Borrowers who face wage garnishment are entitled to a 30-day notice before garnishment begins, but many people miss or misunderstand those communications.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The two men each say the other misunderstands the impacts of Senate Bill 1.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Why does television so misunderstand Gen Z?
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Borrowers who face wage garnishment are entitled to a 30-day notice before garnishment begins, but many people miss or misunderstand those communications.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The two men each say the other misunderstands the impacts of Senate Bill 1.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Why does television so misunderstand Gen Z?
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One bullet missed her eye and the other her brain by mere centimeters.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Summer, who many mistake for Malak’s mom, said the moment was both hilarious and heartwarming.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to Fox 35, deputies mistook Vasquez for their suspect due to a one-letter difference in the spelling of their last names.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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But is Gemma misreading the signs?—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Absolutely stunning to see a high-ranking executive misread their own business like this.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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But for others, this stability is misconstrued as a sign that effort is no longer needed.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In retrospect Winnie realizes it was misconstrued.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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But would her students, turned on everywhere by the dogma of political correctness, misapprehend Haynes’s aim?—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2021
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“Misunderstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstand. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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