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
That approach fundamentally misunderstands the trajectory of modern medicine.
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Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
This misunderstands the nature of modern protectorates, such as Palau or the Marshall Islands.
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Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
There has already been some backlash to the project, with fans apparently misunderstanding the scope of the technology.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
The mayor seems to misunderstand what Israel means to most Jewish New Yorkers.
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David Ingber,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for misunderstand
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
This misunderstands the nature of modern protectorates, such as Palau or the Marshall Islands.
—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
There has already been some backlash to the project, with fans apparently misunderstanding the scope of the technology.
—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
The mayor seems to misunderstand what Israel means to most Jewish New Yorkers.
—
David Ingber,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for misunderstand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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My jaw is still on the floor over this can’t-miss $1 makeup deal.
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Don’t miss our guide with nearly two-dozen new bar openings across the city.
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The catered lunch and the free wellbeing app are not the problem; mistaking them for the work being worth doing is.
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The current podcasting landscape, to him, already mistakes access for art.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 3rd House of Communication, making texts, directions, calls, errands, and local plans easier to misread.
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The collaborators realized the song was moving beyond Germany only after misreading a flood of notifications.
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Over 50 people, including Churchill’s grandson, signed a letter saying Cammock had misconstrued the facts in her video.
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Later, in the stadium, Amir Guerami from Westwood explained that many fans from the Southern California community wanted Iran to win but also wanted to make sure support of a team wasn’t misconstrued as support for the government.
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Anthropic reports 65% of its product team's code is AI-generated by Claude, a statistic often misinterpreted as broad automation.
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The rhythm of the writing shows the staccato nature of those relationships, with their stops and starts, and how sometimes signs of seduction cannot be misinterpreted or not picked up at all.
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That is true of leaders anywhere, but Israel’s history has predisposed some of its policymakers to focus excessively on day-to-day survival and to misapprehend or ignore strategic dynamics as a result.
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But would her students, turned on everywhere by the dogma of political correctness, misapprehend Haynes’s aim?
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“Misunderstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstand. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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