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
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.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstood
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The junior running back missed much of 2024 with injuries, and despite practicing during fall camp, has remained on the sidelines so far.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cincinnati retook the lead three drives later, though Cleveland had a chance to steal the game late in the fourth quarter but failed after Andre Szmyt missed a 36-yard field goal wide right.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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But for others, this stability is misconstrued as a sign that effort is no longer needed.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In retrospect Winnie realizes it was misconstrued.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Using technology to effectively offload cognitive workouts can have a detrimental effect on learning and memory and can cause people to misread their own understanding or abilities, leading to what psychologists call metacognitive errors.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each carries traits that can be misread.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The lenses were so long and the cameras so far back, in fact, that on occasion the local police mistook the film’s action for the real thing.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Phoenix police detained a man after National Guard members mistook him for bringing unexploded ordnance to the Papago Park Military Reservation for disposal as a bomb threat.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Employees on Microsoft Teams were 71 percent more likely than those on Slack to say emojis were often misinterpreted on the platform.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Misunderstood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misunderstood. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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