misunderstood

Example Sentences

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A Google spokesperson told the BBC its video platform YouTube had been misunderstood in the court case.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Despite affecting a such a wide portion of the population, the condition is widely misunderstood, according to dyslexia researcher Dr. Helen Taylor of the University of Cambridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“A male clinician can reduce the fear of being judged or exposed or misunderstood and lower the threshold for exposure,” says Michael Zakalik, a clinical psychologist based in Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The company had previously argued that the government's case misunderstood the complexities of the live event sector.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Aquinas Christianized Ad Herennium, partly misunderstood it—misreading “solitude” for “solicitude,” thus accidentally discovering a devotional aspect in it—and became the patron saint of medieval mnemotechnics.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith