misunderstands
- present tense form of misunderstand (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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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
“This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site,” said Jose Castañeda, a Google spokesman, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
“This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 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
