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
However, while Gen Z is pushing back against the millennial interpretation of the stare, many are claiming that the generation is purposefully misunderstanding the term.
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 July 2025
But to take this line is to misunderstand Grant’s argument.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
However, most Tesla investors are misunderstanding the nature of the risk of investing in the company.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This approach profoundly misunderstands the nature of justice and the role of our civil courts.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for misunderstand
Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 July 2025
But to take this line is to misunderstand Grant’s argument.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
However, most Tesla investors are misunderstanding the nature of the risk of investing in the company.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This approach profoundly misunderstands the nature of justice and the role of our civil courts.
—Bruce M. Plaxen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for misunderstand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Don’t miss the weeknight dinner specials, such Monday steak night and Wednesday shrimp night.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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My body mistakes fear for emptiness, exhaustion for need.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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Once Elio is beamed up to space, the aliens mistake him for the leader of Earth.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Nab’s investment analysts warn the hobby risks being misread as an investment strategy, particularly as resale values fluctuate wildly. Crescendo or Coda?—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the Israeli strikes on Damascus underscore how Netanyahu is not only misreading the situation with his Arab neighbors but potentially with Trump.—
Dalia Dassa Kaye,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Aug. 2025
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Somehow, some way, both FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports misinterpreted Morosi and in the minutes that followed, both sent off posts of their own citing the reporter claiming that the Twins had dealt Ryan to the Red Sox.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
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And law enforcement officials could easily misinterpret data showing that, for example, someone’s Christmas lights flick on at the same time every night, as an indication of light and climate control equipment for a pot grow, Schwartz said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
4 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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