misunderstood

verb

Definition of misunderstoodnext
past tense of misunderstand
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 Synonyms for misunderstood
  1. missed
  2. misread
  3. misinterpreted
Verb
  • In addition to timeliness and personalization, using AI in recognition and rewards programs can help prevent human oversight by identifying milestones and smaller contributions that might otherwise be missed.
    Archer Chiang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What was missed in almost all the reports covering Salt Typhoon was the FBI’s precise warning.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of missed
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  • Over the past two years, the U.S. consumer has been misread and then misread again.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
  • World & Nation In Lebanon, a search for safety and sanity as half a million are displaced Sept. 27, 2024 Despite his reputation for shrewd calculation, critics say Nasrallah — and Hezbollah with him — misread the situation with Israel.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of misread
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  • The trial revealed that by day three of the retreat, Carr-Gomm was vomiting, weak, and in increasing pain, yet those around her, including fellow workshop attendees, misinterpreted her condition as a 'healing crisis' rather than a medical emergency.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Herbert feared that even his own fans misinterpreted his heroic-savior myth of Paul Atreides, a boy-messiah played here by Timothée Chalamet.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of misinterpreted
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