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
But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Previous research shows that when teachers and schools misunderstand immigrant communities, students’ sense of belonging and achievement suffers.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Carr would never admit to that, instead taking the time at the Concordia talk to blame Democrats for misunderstanding his job at the FCC.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
As Augmented Intelligence Chopra believes most people fundamentally misunderstand what AI actually is.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Previous research shows that when teachers and schools misunderstand immigrant communities, students’ sense of belonging and achievement suffers.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Carr would never admit to that, instead taking the time at the Concordia talk to blame Democrats for misunderstanding his job at the FCC.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
As Augmented Intelligence Chopra believes most people fundamentally misunderstand what AI actually is.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
Verb
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Theresa Fusco went missing November 10, 1984.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Yet, even with the Saints missing Brees and top running back Alvin Kamara, the Bears were all too easily upended.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The brand’s candles often highlight single-note compositions like lavender, sandalwood, or absinthe, but don’t mistake their simplicity for minimalism.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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During last year’s total solar eclipse, some birds mistook the sudden darkness for dawn — and burst into song.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The sensors meant to detect hull strain didn’t trigger proper alarms and engineers misread or dismissed the data, the report found.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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This badly misreads Gaza's political culture.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But no matter the intent — the intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued, or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But no matter the intent, intent can be right, but when things get misconstrued or however the media wants to portray it, that leaves a void of silence and a lot of questions for the guys on our team.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the latest White House memo contends that this law has been misinterpreted.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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