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
How people understand—or misunderstand—the realities of climate change affects everything from consumer behavior to voting patterns.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Latinos are economic drivers, political decision makers and artistic influencers — but politicians, reporters and academics often misunderstand them.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Don’t misunderstand — Landy’s comeback tale, a warrior’s grind, is inspiring.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Mental health issues in women, particularly those tied to hormonal changes, are frequently misunderstood or dismissed.
—Dr. Elizabeth Poynor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Monica Sanders, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Latinos are economic drivers, political decision makers and artistic influencers — but politicians, reporters and academics often misunderstand them.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Don’t misunderstand — Landy’s comeback tale, a warrior’s grind, is inspiring.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Mental health issues in women, particularly those tied to hormonal changes, are frequently misunderstood or dismissed.
—Dr. Elizabeth Poynor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misunderstand
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The lone miss: A block by Chiefs safety Justin Reid off the left edge in Denver’s Week 8 win last year.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The husband of a San Antonio woman who has been missing for a month has been charged with murder.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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My favorite bit was Rajpal Yadav’s Chhote Pandit and Sanjay Mishra’s Bade Pandit mistaking Manjulika for the latter’s wife, Panditayeen, and asking her to make daal (lentils), only to get slapped hard by the ghost.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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But there is no mistaking this as a reaction to the camp or thoughts of his grandmother; Majdanek only gave him a little shove.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Spencer Rattler connected on a 32-yard completion on his first snap, but then misread coverage and nearly had a pass intercepted two plays later.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Yet the overuse of sanctions, along with the prioritization of Ukraine and other U.S. geopolitical interests, misreads the room.Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Myers also allegedly told Kenney that the crosshairs symbol found on some of the Zodiac Killer's letters was actually a Celtic cross — and that authorities also misinterpreted another clue in the killer's writing.Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Kelly | Reuters DETROIT — Investors misinterpreted a public offering on Wednesday by Lucid Group that raised roughly $1.75 billion — and led to the stock’s worst daily performance in nearly three years, CEO Peter Rawlinson told CNBC.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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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 23 Nov. 2024.
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