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
To critics, Vance misunderstood Europe's emphasis on social cohesion.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Gentle parenting is often misunderstood and taken to mean coddling, said Dr. Brian Razzino, a licensed clinical psychologist in Falls Church, Virginia.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Gentle parenting is often misunderstood and taken to mean coddling, said Dr. Brian Razzino, a licensed clinical psychologist in Falls Church, Virginia.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.
—Pia Singh,yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Injuries to All-Stars at inopportune times—such as the one that caused Caitlin Clark to miss her first chance to face Paige Bueckers—have diminished prime-time-window star power during the first half of the season and led to complaints over schedule congestion.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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The breakfast is the highlight for many guests so make sure not to miss it.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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That said, we could be mistaken in our evaluation and investors may be inclined to pay a premium for AVAV, influenced by the increasing demand for drones, broadening applications, new product offerings, and the recent BlueHalo acquisition.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Additionally, this opens up an entirely new mystery; the team still can't quite explain how Relay 2 managed to fire off a signal that could be mistaken for an FRB.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 June 2025
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If a manager misreads your quieter phase as stagnation, consider reframing.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Likewise, the group’s patrons in Iran may have misread the events of October 7 as evidence of fundamental Israeli weakness, rather than a terrible but isolated error.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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Responses to these indirect comments can often be misinterpreted as emotional neglect.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Larsa, however, misinterprets that to mean that the current breakup is fake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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