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misunderstand

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


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"Because they misunderstand it, this is not being reflected to employees," says Rahman, who runs a London-based consultancy, HR Habitat.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

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

“To suggest that one branch would seek to derive economic benefit from the Epstein matter would be to misunderstand those ties and to insult the decision-makers involved,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Not to understand this is to misunderstand the public uses of schooling and to trivialize the nature of intimate life—a family’s ‘language.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

That is because Kagan believes the question itself misunderstands the Fourth Amendment.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Your editorial praises a judicial opinion that misunderstands the 340B program.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

De Zylva argues this misunderstands the point: "The purpose of the green belt isn't to be green per se, it is to be a buffer to prevent sprawl."

From BBC Apr. 22, 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

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

Some were men who, like him, were misunderstood or misread, and Mr. Fukuyama writes of them as kindred spirits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Holmes and Evans embrace what they call “radical transparency,” opening their home to the cameras in hopes of convincing the filmmakers — and eventually the world — that the public has fundamentally misunderstood her.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The batter looked almost suspiciously vegetable-heavy going into the oven, the sort of mixture that makes you wonder whether you have misunderstood either baking or gardening.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Maybe it’s not so bad to be misunderstood.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

This objection rests on a basic misunderstanding of these systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

She adds that even when parents have "practical reasons" for treating their children differently, failing to communicate these clearly can "leave room for misunderstanding and resentment".

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

He too, he said, was happy that the period of misunderstanding was at an end.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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