misunderstand

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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

Doctors say many patients misunderstand the role of the drugs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Don’t misunderstand me: That does not mean you should not get married.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

People dismiss the evident troubles of nepo babies because they misunderstand the nature of happiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It is also an act of courtesy, because consistent trees are easier to parse and harder to misunderstand.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker