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
That's extremely common among these cases, said University of Idaho law professor Benji Cover, who wrote a paper about people, including noncitizens, misunderstanding election rules and being prosecuted in recent decades.
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Miles Parks, NPR, 17 May 2025
According to Sloan, the widespread resistance to annuities isn’t just about misunderstanding the product.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
But this way of thinking completely misunderstands the complex nature of how social forces interact in the real world.
—Sander Van Der Linden, Time, 6 May 2025
Despite misunderstanding the fundamentals, protectionists tell a facially compelling tale.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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Miles Parks, NPR, 17 May 2025
According to Sloan, the widespread resistance to annuities isn’t just about misunderstanding the product.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
But this way of thinking completely misunderstands the complex nature of how social forces interact in the real world.
—Sander Van Der Linden, Time, 6 May 2025
Despite misunderstanding the fundamentals, protectionists tell a facially compelling tale.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
Verb
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Dom missed an awkward 619 and Octagon Jr. regained control.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Seattle have missed the MLS Cup play-offs just once since debuting in 2009, failing to make the postseason in 2022.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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What migrants mistake for a lighthouse offering safe haven may just be the mirage caused by the bollard keeping them out, period.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Could the similarities confuse California residents who might mistake a sonic boom for an earthquake?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
Verb
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With two on and no outs, Yamamoto raced off the mound to field a bunt that first baseman Freddie Freeman misread, anticipating Cleveland second baseman Will Wilson to angle the ball up the third-base line.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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This justification misreads the problems plaguing the U.S. healthcare system.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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That limit held until it was lifted by a July 2024 decision from Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro. Company responds Company officials maintain their monitors show dust particles and lead levels to be well within state standards, and that the MPCA has misinterpreted the data.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 June 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 14 Jun. 2025.
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