as in misses
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 misunderstands
But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
This misunderstands human nature entirely.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The two men each say the other misunderstands the impacts of Senate Bill 1.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
King was right that excluding Carrie’s commentary made And Just Like That … feel like a fundamentally different show, but that misunderstands a mechanism that made Sex and the City tick.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
This misunderstands human nature entirely.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The two men each say the other misunderstands the impacts of Senate Bill 1.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
King was right that excluding Carrie’s commentary made And Just Like That … feel like a fundamentally different show, but that misunderstands a mechanism that made Sex and the City tick.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstands
Verb
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But focusing only on that number misses the real story.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even if so, this pick is based mostly on an underrated, hard-hitting Cardinals defense against a Titans offense that actually misses Will Levis.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Younger Recently divorced and adjusting to life as an empty nester, fortysomething Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) gains a boost of confidence once a 26-year-old tattoo artist mistakes her for someone his age.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The scene in which Junshik mistakes his family members for lucky strangers would work beautifully in a movie.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is the Adriana who takes arguments, willfully misinterprets them, and then comes for someone at the worst possible moment.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some of the Supreme Court’s own justices have also voiced concerns about whether the Obergefell decision infringes on religious freedom or misinterprets the Constitution.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
26 June 2025
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“Misunderstands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstands. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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