misunderstood

past tense of misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of misunderstood Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom. Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025 Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misunderstood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstood
Verb
  • McLaurin missed each of Washington's last four games after suffering a quad injury in a Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Samuel was ruled out for Sunday's Week 7 loss to the Cowboys with a nagging heel injury.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • While most Americans certainly missed this story, our intelligence agencies did not.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some argue that the centrality of conflict and aggression in human evolutionary history is overstated and even misconstrued.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • This badly misreads Gaza's political culture.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The woman mistook him for an Uber driver and got in his car, according to deputies.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Though not much is known about their relationship, the famed Sex and the City actress had played into a funny moment when 60 Minutes mistook her for Justin's mother, Margaret, in a retrospective.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Visconti said Kirk's detractors typically misinterpreted Kirk or twisted his comments out of context.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • However, the latest White House memo contends that this law has been misinterpreted.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Misunderstood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstood. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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