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as in misinterpretations
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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as in disagreements
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully
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Recent Examples of misunderstandings
The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Starting to collaborate early, and maintaining collaboration throughout every phase of the campaign process, is how teams can move away from working in siloes and decrease the chances of misunderstandings.
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Kamya Elawadhi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
An element of confusion might create misunderstandings with romantic couples, the arts, sports and making social plans.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 June 2026
False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Also, misunderstandings can be dangerous.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
In fact, Son says one of the biggest misunderstandings about her story is that she’s tried to deal with the spiders herself before calling in experts.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
The misunderstandings are about people’s tones, and not necessarily about the things that people are pointing toward.
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Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Fences and landscaping creeps can cause small misunderstandings that quickly grow into legal disputes.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Starting to collaborate early, and maintaining collaboration throughout every phase of the campaign process, is how teams can move away from working in siloes and decrease the chances of misunderstandings.
—
Kamya Elawadhi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
An element of confusion might create misunderstandings with romantic couples, the arts, sports and making social plans.
—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 June 2026
False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Also, misunderstandings can be dangerous.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
In fact, Son says one of the biggest misunderstandings about her story is that she’s tried to deal with the spiders herself before calling in experts.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
The misunderstandings are about people’s tones, and not necessarily about the things that people are pointing toward.
—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Fences and landscaping creeps can cause small misunderstandings that quickly grow into legal disputes.
—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstandings
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An agent can’t reliably detect its own misinterpretations using the same model that generated them.
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Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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The city commission reached a major step forward on the project after months of delays and disagreements over the best way to replace the old City Hall, which was damaged beyond repair by the historic flooding of April 2023.
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Acknowledging and even criticizing our mistakes of the past doesn’t cheapen one’s love for the United States.
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You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.
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Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
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According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
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Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.
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Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.
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Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.
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During his time with the Pistons, he was known for getting into altercations with opposing players, most recently in February 2026, when he was suspended for seven games following a fight with the Charlotte Hornets.
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Court documents describe multiple violent altercations between Spencer and his wife leading up to the murder and one arrest after Spencer hit his wife and threatened to kill her.
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But the Dodgers organization seems to always find itself in the middle of other off-field controversies, and last season was no exception.
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Can Foxx remember a time when all three main wings of local government in Charlotte were dealing with such big changes and controversies?
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“Misunderstandings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstandings. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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