as in to miss
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 misunderstand
The response confounded experts who spoke with ProPublica, who said such an approach misunderstands the long-term nature of his condition.
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Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Wicked follows Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, who has been misunderstood her whole life because of her green skin.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
Proponents of this myth point to (and often misunderstand) housing vacancy data.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Charlotte Hornets may have misunderstood the purpose of the season of giving.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Wicked follows Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, who has been misunderstood her whole life because of her green skin.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
Proponents of this myth point to (and often misunderstand) housing vacancy data.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Charlotte Hornets may have misunderstood the purpose of the season of giving.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for misunderstand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The only award missing from her collection was the Wade Trophy, which freshmen were not eligible for until the 2021-22 season.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
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No one would credibly mistake the dignitaries on the north side of the National Cathedral as diehard fans of the man being honored Thursday for one last time in Washington, former President Jimmy Carter.Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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No one would mistake Cleveland or Oklahoma City for a glamour market in free agency.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Not perfectly polished and can misread coverage or timing the odd time but offers a lot and can be relied upon in tough matchups.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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This is Boogie Nights for people who learned how to watch TV from Sesame Street, and Licorice Pizza for those who learned to misread pop culture from Entertainment Weekly.Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Grok, xAI's flagship model, has also repeatedly misinterpreted news stories and made up falsehoods in the past.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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But would her students, turned on everywhere by the dogma of political correctness, misapprehend Haynes’s aim?Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
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Some people misapprehend it and think of as imitation.New York Times, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Misunderstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstand. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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