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
Borrowers who face wage garnishment are entitled to a 30-day notice before garnishment begins, but many people miss or misunderstand those communications.
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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
There’s much to misunderstand about minimalism.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
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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
There’s much to misunderstand about minimalism.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
Verb
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Of course, sadly missing from the grand reunion that was The Grand Finale was the late Maggie Smith, who played Robert’s mother, Violet.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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An older inmate with a history of hypertension and cognitive decline went unmonitored for months, missing standard screenings that could have caught deteriorating health.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stroke symptoms, risk factors in young adults Certain symptoms of stroke in young people like nausea, dizziness or tiredness are often dismissed or mistaken for migraines or stress, Shapiro said, which can delay critical treatment.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And do not mistake a loud minority for legal or economic truth.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Using technology to effectively offload cognitive workouts can have a detrimental effect on learning and memory and can cause people to misread their own understanding or abilities, leading to what psychologists call metacognitive errors.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each carries traits that can be misread.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 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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Even kind gestures or neutral actions can be misinterpreted as hostile or manipulative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
11 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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