as in missed
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 misunderstood
So both sides have misunderstood his constituency.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstood
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Despite the success, Sony has missed much of this upside due to selling the film’s exclusive rights to Netflix.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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That foul before the inbounds gave Powell one free throw and the Heat possession, but Powell missed that one free throw.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Despite two straight losses – and some comments from his coach that were perhaps misconstrued – Keyone Jenkins is still FIU’s starting quarterback.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Lee Curtis claims her emotional response to Charlie Kirk’s death was misconstrued.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bigelow’s sympathetic eye for her functionaries risks the film being misread as an argument for more robust military funding.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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Police drew guns on a student outside a Baltimore County high school after an artificial intelligence system mistook his snack for a firearm.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The woman mistook him for an Uber driver and got in his car, according to deputies.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the start of the trial Thursday, DOJ lawyers contended that Lin’s explanation was misinterpreted.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
29 Oct. 2025
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Garth Shanklin, New Richmond's director of communications, said the district misinterpreted the department's letter.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Misunderstood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstood. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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