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
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
Still, Cole observes how some viewers misunderstand their intentions from time to time.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Eastern diamondbacks face habitat loss and can be targeted by people who misunderstand or fear them, says the FWC.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 June 2026
But this approach fundamentally misunderstands human social nature.
—Clay Routledge, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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David Ingber, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Still, Cole observes how some viewers misunderstand their intentions from time to time.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Eastern diamondbacks face habitat loss and can be targeted by people who misunderstand or fear them, says the FWC.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 June 2026
But this approach fundamentally misunderstands human social nature.
—Clay Routledge, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Clark has missed only one game this season — a home matchup against the Portland Fire on May 20, due to a sore back.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Ahead of its first World Cup game Tuesday evening, Kansas Citians and visitors fought traffic and long lines to enter Arrowhead Stadium — raising fears of some fans missing kickoff.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Experts in Italy accidentally mistook a three for an eight, and misdated an important, 14th-century Madonna and Child painting, now up for auction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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But don’t be mistaken—with an on-site bowling alley, cigar lounge, and movie theater, there’s plenty of fun to be had at Ayan Zalaat, too.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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But Orioles center fielder Blaze Alexander badly misread the ball, which wound up landing at least 60 feet behind him and allowed both runners to score.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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When a city as blue as Los Angeles would rather roll the dice on a television star than send another progressive to City Hall, the message is hard to misread.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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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.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Which, by the way, is also being misconstrued.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The new result provides an essential warning—without a better theoretical grasp of what happens inside lead, future precision experiments could misinterpret their data.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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Danielson argued that the scene was misused and misinterpreted, by Salamon and others, in an effort to portray Danielson as a victim of Ziz’s abuse — a characterization Danielson strongly rejected.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
2 Dec. 2025
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Liberals and centrists, from 2017 till now, from Charlottesville’s local government to the upper echelons of the Democratic Party, have stumbled and fallen over their commitments to moderation—misapprehending the threat of authoritarianism and enabling its growing strength.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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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.—
Andrew P. Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Misunderstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstand. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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