1
as in mistake
a failure to understand correctly
people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer
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2
as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully
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as in missing
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 misunderstanding
Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
These conversations keep the relationship aligned and prevent misunderstandings.
—Dr. Cortney Warren, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But this is driven by a misunderstanding of what adverse events mean, Offit says.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
These conversations keep the relationship aligned and prevent misunderstandings.
—Dr. Cortney Warren, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
The silver mines have recently been nationalized, but obviously there’s a wealth disparity, there are two cultures living side by side and misunderstanding each other.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstanding
Noun
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Learn from the loss, correct the mistakes and move forward.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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Even his mistake for Damsgaard’s opener brought more of a stunned silence than exasperated groans or impulsive anger from the locals.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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And with the network television settlements, the payouts arose after personal legal disputes.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Outside of Clark, the Fever are missing plenty of other players.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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It also was marked by Harrison Butker missing another field goal and a PAT — albeit one made more challenging by Hunt’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This misinterpretation is quite common because doctors don’t want to overmedicate with powerful drugs.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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This means conversations with others will be subject to confusion, misinterpretation and deception.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Bedtime conversations, small disagreements at the dinner table, or how respect is shown within the family all provide practice in empathy and fairness.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hough also noted that he was distracted by the It's Complicated star's presence in the audience, persistently mistaking the actor for his own father.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Leaders celebrate short-term wins that merely mask deeper inefficiencies, mistaking temporary fixes for progress.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s misreading of Russia has cost Ukraine.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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Call it a valiant, optimistic, perhaps even a calamitous misreading.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps most shocking and sycophantic is an appearance by Chris Rock in Ye’s dressing room after the altercation.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Considering DiSandro was fined $100,000 and banned from the Eagles' sideline for the rest of the regular season for his altercation with Greenlaw, some might say the NFL took it easy on him this time.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Misunderstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstanding. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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