misunderstood

Example Sentences

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Gangster flicks are perhaps among the most misunderstood movies out there.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Barclays argues that risks in the individual exchanges are misunderstood, even with the expiration last year of certain subsidies for consumers purchasing those plans.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They misunderstood the nature of a regime that has survived for almost half a century despite severe tests imposed by war, sanctions and isolation.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He suggested he had been misunderstood, saying his point had been that employers have a responsibility to move workers from jobs that are more vulnerable to automation into “higher-value roles.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He may have misunderstood the biological basis of human heredity—but at least he understood what to do about it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee