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misunderstand

[mis-uhn-der-stand] / ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstænd /


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We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

What do audiences underestimate or misunderstand about what it takes to make a comedy?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

And if AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path, resulting in a business paying for wasted computing power.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Given this kind of media coverage, is it any wonder that so many people misunderstand the High Court?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

“No, no, you misunderstand me,” said Professor Lupin, now smiling.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

In response Kundizeza wrote: "To suggest that a writer cannot write in different styles or genres, or improve his writing substantially after five or more years fundamentally misunderstands the craft of writing."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Is she the one who is out of line and misunderstands the boundaries of marriage?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Such a view misunderstands what the court is up to in those rare instances when it has stood up to the president.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

Amazon said the lawsuit is “misguided” and that the FTC’s claim “fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The evidence is clear: not only does della Porta echo Garzoni’s words, but he misunderstands some of the experiments he claims to have performed, and so misreports them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“I have a soft spot for people that I think are misunderstood and that go out into the world punching and fighting.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Man City have denied the claims and say the Premier League had misunderstood the sponsorship agreements.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"I do not want to entrust national pride to the wrong people," said Klopp, who prefers the term "positive patriotism" to "national pride", which he fears can be misunderstood.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

If its reach has been misunderstood, other explanations built around the traditional model may also need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Others had a kernel of truth, misunderstood or exaggerated by the explorers or their informants.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

McKinney thinks Roy’s emphasis on fighting Trump speaks to a misunderstanding of the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The results also highlighted a persistent misunderstanding surrounding the familiar hurricane "cone of uncertainty."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga has called the incident a "diplomatic misunderstanding".

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday described the situation as a "diplomatic misunderstanding", adding that Kyiv was "working" to resolve it.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

But it was a misunderstanding, though unintentional, like a painting erroneously attributed to a master.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman


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