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misunderstand

How to use misunderstand in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for misunderstand.

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"I hope that the public don't misunderstand these two things.

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Quick take

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of misunderstand gathered in one view.

verb

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for misunderstand.

Example sentences

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"I hope that the public don't misunderstand these two things.

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Google higher-ups strike me as not so dumb that they'd misunderstand the crucial nature of that code...

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* You misunderstand that a parody is not supposed to capture the full scope of something.

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A problem with us as a tribe is that we tend to misunderstand the fact that most humans require conflict to reach for greatness.

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I think most people misunderstand the intent of Turing's paper in which he describes his eponymous test.

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But can they, can the individual partners, afford to misunderstand the technologies that will be driving more and more clients over time?

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Please excuse me while I completely misunderstand this joke and write a fervent argument against something the author never argued.

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So for me, writing beautiful code is mostly perfective maintenance anyway -- or do I misunderstand?

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Imo a stubborn refusal to acknowledge mistakes/errors is a big weakness and pg is demonstrating that weakness with passive-aggressive pushbacks like the one on Twitter "Don't say things people want to misunderstand.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use misunderstand in a sentence?

"I hope that the public don't misunderstand these two things.

What does misunderstand mean?

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

What part of speech is misunderstand?

misunderstand is commonly used as verb.