How To Use Misunderstand In A Sentence

Words are confusing, but they're nothing compared to non-words, mainly because non-words lead to rash assumptions and misunderstandings.
In Chinas modernization drive, the misunderstanding on "Middlebrow" is not beneficial to the understanding and the promotion of the core ideology of Chinas traditional culture.
Cultural misunderstandings do happen. Times, Sunday Times
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
Firman said the dispute was triggered by a minor misunderstanding between a member of the police's Mobile Brigade and a group of marines.

The show cloaks itself in wholesome, old-fashioned japery with its broad misunderstandings ("I said ghosts, not goats!") and knowing winks at Hi-de-Hi! and Frank Spencer, and the way Miranda's mother (Patricia Hodge) flits in and out as if through a time portal to a 1950s Whitehall farce. Rewind TV: Miranda; The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret; Accused: Willy's Story; Garrow's Law
There are worries that cultural misunderstandings can lead to lost sales. Times, Sunday Times
You're so good with people today and clear up any kind of misunderstanding - and then get on with enjoying all the festivities. The Sun
This has serious policy implications, because, if we misunderstand the causes of what concerns us, we misdirect our efforts to change it.
True, we are expected to moonwalk across the vast waters dividing technology from the masses and tiptoe back on egocentric eggshells, circumventing treacherous misunderstandings and political back-stabbing.
Or did so-called experts so completely misunderstand the aerodynamics of supersonic flight?
His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
I'm glad we've cleared that misunderstanding up.
He adds, a few lines further on, that this term freedom is an indefinite, and incalculably ambiguous term… liable to an infinity of misunderstandings, confusions and errors.
There must have been some misunderstanding between the minister and his secretary.
Maybe it's all just a big misunderstanding.
Lest any misunderstanding should remain - and it is likely that I have sometimes used incautious language in presenting the theistic case - I must stress the following points.
Not only are the claims made for rave exaggerated and in many cases unwarranted, but they rest on a misunderstanding of history.
It is an admirable method to avoid misunderstanding and mistranslation of the source text, which often provides insight into the source culture.
The meters are connected on a network that is not on the internet and the government said that reports of loopholes were based on misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
I must be especially watchful for assumptions which can be the root of misunderstandings.
But many of the slights, misunderstandings and, yes, conniving, are typical of any bureaucracy, as officials pursue a range of different agendas.
This misunderstanding is yet another example of bad communication .
Noise, perceived control, perceived freshness and misunderstanding all discussed as possible causes for the apparent disjunction.
But it is hard to feel how completely he must misunderstand me. North and South
But Sanders said the controversy is a misunderstanding. Victoria Advocate - Navy says candidate was no SEAL
Put aside all Facing the misunderstanding to keep cool.
Under the rules of Citizendium all are freet o edit existing articles, but experience has shown that misunderstandings tend to arise if alterations are made without first inviting discussion on the article's talk page - as a result, as for example of lack of awareness of the specialised interpretations that economists apply to some everday terms. of other disciplines concerning the clarity of existing articles are also very welcome. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
He said the reason for the delay in paying the bursaries was a misunderstanding about a decision in 2002 to advertise bursaries to all students in the region. ANC Daily News Briefing
I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly.
Unfortunately, the headhunter forgot to inform the candidate, so the meeting between the candidate and the client collapsed in misunderstanding.
I couldn't even begin to understand what his misunderstanding was.
If love is misunderstanding, who let I can return to perfect.
There is one fact which no one can misunderstand, the while -- that after the defections under which you have suffered, and under your known want of military stores, an incursive war from the mountains appears ferocious -- both revengeful and cruel -- when every one knows that time will render it unnecessary. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
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To truncate the name Sholem Aleichem to Aleichem, as if it were his last name, betrays a deep misunderstanding, if not ignorance, of the meaning and nuances of Sholem Aleichem's pen name. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1
The decision of Government to send reinforcements to Ireland was mentioned as a prelude to the information from Vienna of the birth of a son to the Princess Nikolas: and then; having conjoined the two entirely heterogeneous pieces of intelligence, the composer adroitly interfused them by a careless transposition of the prelude and the burden that enabled him to play ad libitum on regrets and rejoicings; by which device the lord of Earlsfont might be offered condolences while the lady could express her strong contentment, inasmuch as he deplored the state of affairs in the sister island, and she was glad of a crisis concluding a term of suspense thus the foreign-born baby was denounced and welcomed, the circumstances lamented and the mother congratulated, in a breath, all under cover of the happiest misunderstanding, as effective as the cabalism of Prospero's wand among the Neapolitan mariners, by the skilful Irish development on a grand scale of the rhetorical figure anastrophe, or a turning about and about. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
You need to be subtle and sensitive in family situations and personal relationships, as people tend to get hurt easily and misunderstand you.
I noticed that no ID supporter has bothered to correct your misunderstanding of phylogenies. A Disclaimer for Behe?
I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.
They revealed a host of misunderstandings, including patients thinking doctors had information when they didn't, doctors thinking patients understood something when they didn't, and misattribution of side effects.
There is a misunderstanding about the meaning of the word soporific and when Thompson explains it to McDonald they both enjoy a laugh, at themselves mostly, they let go a little, and it is one of the most human and intimate moments in the film up until that point. OnMilwaukee.com
He has certainly managed to get an awful lot of people to misunderstand him.
Even if I could find all the antidotal data points like you and me, most of it would be discounted as a misunderstanding or simple loss of faith. A quasi-religious movement
misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression
So while the Japanese infantryman preparing to meet his Soviet counterpart could be in high spirits, his misunderstanding and misconceptions about the Red Army were about to exact a terrible price.
I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
If you've ever despaired over the misuses and misunderstandings, and just plain apathy around punctuation these days (errant apostrophes et al.) then this book will delight you.
While most IT decision makers are aware security concerns exist, they often misunderstand the nuances of wireless security and consequently misemploy security measures in their wireless networks.
Much international misunderstanding will disappear when all the islands of mankind are connected together with the bridges of communication technology.
If you think that these transport problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem.
Despite participation by trade unions on both sides, the analysis was variously called lop-sided in favor of employers, a misunderstanding of the American system, or a helpful industrial study leading in Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
If you think that these transport problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem.
They are open to misunderstandings, misinterpretations, misgivings and mistakes.
Put aside all Facing the misunderstanding to keep cool.
Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
Cecilia became patroness of music through a misunderstanding.
Cutting a path through the thickets of misrepresentation, misunderstanding and lunatic theorising that have grown up around the symbol of the Grail is no easy task.
Before I proceed to show how from the prosodical unities, the moved and the quiescent letter, first the metrical elements, then the feet and lastly the metres are built up, it will be necessary to obviate a few misunderstandings, to which our mode of transliterating Arabic into the Roman character might give rise. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
How many romantic misunderstandings and happy-clappy showstoppers must we endure before longing for the curtain to drop in front of those beaming, ambitious faces?
To suggest so implies a deep misunderstanding of the nature of consciousness.
Also, I think that the Mars Aerobrake has led you to a misunderstanding of what an aerobrake of this type would do. Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch
Perhaps I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say, so maybe try again, Bradford? ou are able to explain things mechanistically but if the underlying nature of reality does not lend itself to this approach you will not only not get answers, you will build a philosophical edifice which is debilitating to the human spirit. About: The Progressive Diminishment of Man
The idea that mutual assured destruction is a policy choice shows a complete misunderstanding of the basic facts of existence.
To call historical films dishonest or inaccurate, as some historians have done, is to misunderstand the process of conversion of academic history into popular history by forming and employing myth.
Mrs. Mirvan then advanced to him, and said in French, that she was sure the Captain had not any intention to affront him, and begged he would desist from a dispute which could only be productive of mutual misunderstanding, as neither of them knew the language of the other. Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World
Only, much like Bachmann's and Palin's lack of knowledge of our history, Cain and it's not like he is the only Republican who talks about Obama's assault on our liberties completely misunderstands and misapplies the content and context of the Declaration's call for revolution. Mitchell Bard: Independence Day, The Declaration Of Independence And Understanding American History
Never accuse a reviewer of dishonesty or exaggeration; erroneous claims are often the result of a misunderstanding, not maliciousness.
The misunderstanding was nobody's fault and was a classic example of bad communication.
I must weigh my words to avoid any misunderstanding.
I smiled at her, misunderstanding, thinking I was indulging her.
Often times misunderstandings and antagonisms surface most strongly when times are tough. Pot, Meet Kettle
I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.
I apologize for being unnecessarily snippy and for overlooking, misunderstanding or inadvertently mischaracterizing the arguments of opponents.
It agreed it should meet the full fare, apologised for the misunderstanding and has paid the outstanding 67. Times, Sunday Times
Both parties are committed to resolving disagreements or misunderstandings before they fester. Christianity Today
In the end, it's an argument that profoundly misunderstands the role and the workings of fiction, mistaking its ability to reflect and allegorize the world for an idea that a change in the representation might change the world reflected and allegorized. The “Do You Know What MySpace Is?” of its Day | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. Friedrich Nietzsche
He deeply explored notions of love, Europe, and identity, and was a polyglot who insisted that linguistic proficiency was the key to overcoming misunderstandings and ignorance.
To correct his misunderstanding and misperceptions I have addressed the following open letter to him which touches upon some key concepts and basic points.
This is either a slight glitch that they'll fix, or I'm being a muppet and misunderstanding the process.
In a way this suggested that there was nothing more substantial to the conflict than a misunderstanding and old-fashioned prejudice: a falling out between neighbours.
Her company misunderstands loyalty as forced conformity to the majority opinion.
She said the lack of understanding or the misunderstanding of reporting procedures has, in some cases, led to unnecessarily prolonged investigations.
In both cases, they miss the point and misunderstand the man's track record.
Vernacular names such as love-lies-bleeding and florimer (flor-amor) reflect this misunderstanding.
We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
And Gavin, I don't "misunderstand" your point about the appropriation of my name, as you say over there, I am troubled by the way it is picked up by search engines and confusing to people who don't read long enough to grasp what people at your blog are doing. TRex, unethical, but at least ashamed (or scared).
Vague generalizations are likely to lead to bad feelings and misunderstandings. Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business
Then clear up the misunderstanding explaining why it is unlikely that most women would bulk up or develop large muscles like some men who train with weights.
What other misunderstandings about you abound? Times, Sunday Times
They were based on a misunderstanding of the way business was conducted. Times, Sunday Times
The oversimplification results in the possibility of misunderstanding by the reader.
SARAJEVO - Bosnian Serb and Moslem troops took up combat positions on two mountains overlooking Sarajevo and then stood down again when it became clear the hostilities were based on a misunderstanding. ANC Daily News Briefing
In part this was due to misunderstandings and to failures of communication.
He is not able to discuss his case, but his defence team argues that he was jailed because of a simple cultural misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
He felt nauseous and depressed, awash on a stormy, bilious sea of confusion, misunderstanding, and despair.
Maybe it's all just a big misunderstanding.
All the misunderstandings and quarrels of the past had been sorted out.
It would certainly be a grave misunderstanding if everyone felt entitled to well-being as an " unalienable right".
It seems it has now become fashionable in this country that in every misunderstanding the option to resolve the dispute must be violence.
I hope and pray that this is a misunderstanding.
Emphasizing on the differences doesn’t divide any one, what divides is discrimination and misunderstandings in our differences. — Life of the Party: Latin Flair in Washington - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
They misunderstand the cultures and desires of the indigenous peoples and misread the political realities facing western governments and financial vested interests. Times, Sunday Times
Before Haydn had time to recover from his astonishment Ferdinand was back with a letter of introduction to Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Ambassador in London; and to show further that the misunderstanding was merely a passing affair he sent the composer later in the day a valuable tabatiere as a token of esteem and regard. Joseph Haydn
The Abus Futura D-lock (although on the lock itself the "t" in Futura looks like a "k" - which lead to a slight misunderstanding!). Singletrack World
Not understanding English will also cause you to misunderstand friendliness as pushiness, kidding as sarcasm, and a simple "thank you" as a 1ack of appreciation.
But I can understand how this misunderstanding happened
The slightest misunderstanding could result in big trouble for the locals, including being beaten and kicked.
There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn't order all these books.
If the attack really was the result of a spur-of-the-moment misunderstanding or overreaction, this is by no means good news for the risk profile of the Korean peninsula.
This book chronicles the series of misunderstandings. Times, Sunday Times
Another Cuneo!" groaned Aunt Kathryn, at sight of the hotel in the steep little town of Desenzano, on Lake Garda; but later she apologized to the quaint courtyard for her misunderstanding, and was more than tolerant of her vast bedroom draped with yellow satin, and opening on an arboured terrace worthy even of a Countess Dalmar. My Friend the Chauffeur
Why don't these guys just talk and write like normal people in the first place, and thus pre-empt the ‘media misunderstandings’ they're always complaining about?
It is a really sad fact that all the while this misunderstanding has left many homes totally unprotected from the risk of electric shocks. Gentle Wan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
Since then the eggcorn has become something of a mascot at Language Log; today Mark discusses it further, giving the example "hand few" used for handful and quoting Geoff Pullum to the effect that "eggcorns are tiny little poems, a symptom of human intelligence and creativity," and ends with an Update mentioning a fact I should have recalled myself: the word acorn itself contains an earlier misunderstanding. Languagehat.com: PUTTING THE CORN IN ACORN.
We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
The problem arose from a misunderstanding on the part of the French.
People often find it necessary not to say and act honestly in order to gain what they desire, or to avoid misunderstanding or conflicts. Dr T.P.Chia
A face-to-face meeting with the pathologist may clarify some misunderstandings.
Both of them have a history of misunderstandings and conflicts with the leadership.
Too many language differences and the misunderstandings they bring can cause all kinds of accidents to happen. The Sun
We are happy to clarify the situation and regret any misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
a major misunderstanding
Frankly it's difficult to know where to start, given the mishmash of misunderstanding, gross exaggeration and things that are just plain wrong.
Serious diplomatic quarrels and armed conflicts have begun over less significant misunderstandings.
In these the new unity can already be experienced and old animosities and misunderstandings be reconciled.
Given our fast-degenerating communal scenario, there is a crying need to dispel the multiplying misunderstandings about each other.
Originally it may have been plausible for you to misunderstand, that is no longer the case. Is That Legal?: "Aryanization" and the Question of German "Coercion"
I do not wish to claim infallibility: all journalists get things wrong from time to time, mainly because they misunderstand or mishear information given to them.
Its happy consummation is delayed over five volumes by intrigues, contretemps, and misunderstandings, many of them designed to exhibit the virtues and failings of Camilla, or to test and improve her character.
Well, let us indeed examine the totality of the Prime Minister's words and deeds, and discover how we came by this misunderstanding.
As so many urbane sophisticates did before him, Lévy comes to the New World and completely misunderstands the Natives.
Why don't these guys just talk and write like normal people in the first place, and thus pre-empt the ‘media misunderstandings’ they're always complaining about?
Boxes on most pages give generous gobbets of fact about food words, food history and myths and misunderstandings of cooks gone by.
I mean, we're all good people, don't misunderstand me, but their - politics is competitive.
There is considerable public misunderstanding of the purpose of universities. Times, Sunday Times
As the bailee recovered the whole value of the goods, the old reason, that he was answerable over, has in some cases become a new rule, (seemingly based on a misunderstanding,) that the bailee is a trustee for the bailor as to the excess over his own damage. The Common Law
But as an adult, I regarded the memory of these trips with a mildly affectionate disdain – ah, such innocent fun, but such bourgeois misunderstanding of what constitutes NATURE and WILDERNESS. In The Outside | Her Bad Mother
It is becoming fashionable now that any slight incident of misunderstanding should discharge wanton destruction and lawlessness.
His ridiculous comments showed a complete misunderstanding of the situation.
This book chronicles the series of misunderstandings. Times, Sunday Times
The sun will warm key relationships at work and home and you can end misunderstandings between friends. The Sun
As Reagan understood them: "We seek to reduce nuclear arsenals and to reduce the chances for dangerous misunderstanding and miscalculations, so we have put forward proposals for what we call confidence-building measures. Joe Cirincione: Reagan the Abolitionist
This is the reason for a majority of our disagreements or misunderstandings.
That naive misunderstanding summarizes the threat posed by this good-hearted, wrong-headed legislation.
It was a word similar to misunderstanding, which when Grace thought of it now, was like those huge beautiful air balloons, a hundred feet in circumference, that the Japanese had sent across the ocean, nearly ten thousand of them, during the Second World War. The Life You Longed For
The underlying misunderstanding behind the “debate” about Net Neutrality and DPI boils down to “a packet is a packet is a packet”. DPI is GOOD for you: ‘Um – crap’
Even the British Standards Institution has decided not to issue a press release to correct the misunderstanding.
Don't misunderstand me - I'm not going to run right out and start roistering around, smoking and drinking and carrying on.
Any definition of intellection or perception, therefore, that splits them into two disparate parts, misunderstands the nature of knowledge and of reality.
You have a gift for clearing up misunderstandings and getting a friendship back on track - and you could rekindle a romance that has faded. The Sun
Yet he manages to encapsulate his misunderstandings into bite-sized pieces that can be digested and turned into new misstatements by other entertainment writers as well.
Twelfth Night is the classic Shakespearean comedy revolving around disguise, misunderstanding and love.
Make sure in future that you ask or explain and you'll avoid misunderstandings. The Sun
In part that has arisen out of misunderstanding about its changing role as a custodian of art and architecture.
To put it more technically, this means avoiding statistical generalizations about dance that might contribute to stereotypes and misunderstandings.
We are happy to clarify the situation and regret any misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
Maybe this was all a big misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
Fast-moving fun for younger viewers, centring on Lizzie Forbes, whose overworked imagination often embroils her in misunderstandings, muddles and miscellaneous mayhem.
Within them has hardened a protective conservatism that views the society in which they live with misunderstanding and sometimes downright hostility. Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps I was indirectly responsible for the misunderstanding.
You can clear up misunderstandings, soothe emotions and ensure jealousy plays no part in family relationships. The Sun
I have worked on both gill-netters and trollers, and I know that the disagreements and misunderstandings between their adherents are deep and long-standing.
Claiming a misunderstanding may help one avoid prosecution by the IRS, but when you're going to be heading Treasury, claiming misunderstanding of such simple concepts shows basic ignorance in your field at best, or a duplicitousness that has no place in government at worst. Tim Geithner — does he belong in the Cabinet or the prison?
A similar misunderstanding would occur if the writer opted for her as the singular possessive pronoun. Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook
The probability of dreadful misunderstanding is enormous.
It is in our nature to misunderstand and mistrust other cultures. Times, Sunday Times
To regard this as a propaganda coup is to misunderstand the sociopathic threat that confronts us.
In the end, it's an argument that profoundly misunderstands the role and the workings of fiction, mistaking its ability to reflect and allegorize the world for an idea that a change in the representation might change the world reflected and allegorized. The “Do You Know What MySpace Is?” of its Day | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Among the Backvelders there appeared to have been some misunderstanding as to whether the South Africans were subjects or merely friends of the British Government.
This can be appreciated by balancing the forces as an excess of one can lead to misunderstandings, conflicts and suffering.
By concentrating on selflessness you will overcome ingrained misunderstanding of the nature of people and things, which is the root of the round of repeated birth, aging, sickness, and death what Buddhists call cyclic existence, and you will attain liberation from suffering. Becoming Enlightened
Unlike with ill-advised conversations-where you can later swear that you said "dollop," not "trollop" and this was a simple misunderstanding based on excessive cerumen build-up-everything is spelled out in black-and-white in e-mail messages. Macworld
This a tragic misunderstanding of wherein the threat to the rule of law lies.
What views like this fundamentally misunderstand is that there are many taxes besides income tax, such as payroll, capital gains, and corporate taxes, that slow down the economy and affect everyone. The Economics Americans Need To Understand « Tai-Chi Policy
However, if these factors are neglected, misunderstandings will destroy communication. Hence communications cannot go on wheels.
Italy, is no place for misunderstandings; the knife decides promptly who is right or wrong, and only two weeks ago I was warned not to cross the district without a carbineer on either side of me. Old Calabria
Note: According to some learned theologians a misunderstanding of the text in the Gospel has given rise to this mistake, which has employed and wearied so many laborious commentators, though Origen had already taken the pains to preinform them. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
We apologise for a misunderstanding during the editing process. Times, Sunday Times
It's not often that an author is prompted to make a statement in bold type to correct what he sees as a gross misunderstanding.
‘There has been no over-inflating and no reduction in the value of investments, but there has been a misunderstanding of the real value of beneficiating gold,’ the chief director said.
There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn't order all these books.
But this was not a case of forgetfulness or a breach of promise; it was another misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times
Thus there is still semantic gap and misunderstanding between MUI ulemas on the one hand and Muslim and non - Muslim scholars and institutions which have promoted pluralism, liberalism and secularism on the other.
I can't believe that we're finally together, after all the arguments and misunderstandings.
I don ` t think teres any need to go that fasr Flo its just that people misunderstand what they are beung told .... Idolatory
The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. Friedrich Nietzsche
The speeches of the noble Lords revealed something of an over-suspicious misunderstanding of what the effect of the clause means.
Somehow a misunderstanding arose.
If Canada had happened to have any graves in Gallipoli she would also have been automatically in a position to influence the negotiations and the misunderstanding which caused such trouble subsequently would never have arisen. A Successful Experiment in Imperial Co-operation
To further avoid any misunderstandings about his scores he would often write messages on them for engravers when he wanted to clarify notational details.
If love is misunderstanding, who let I can return to perfect.
What dedicated texter hasn't suffered an epic misunderstanding, or experienced a sick lurch of fear upon dispatching a message of sensitive character to the wrong recipient?
You can talk to the family in a way that clears up money misunderstandings. The Sun
Lord of land l GIVE lots of written detail to avoid misunderstandings by any would-be renters. The Sun
He felt nauseous and depressed, awash on a stormy, bilious sea of confusion, misunderstanding, and despair.
To think that it will is to misunderstand the nature of the internet. Times, Sunday Times
Authorities despise him, people misunderstand him and villains continuously plot to get rid of him.
Ty is right that Ted T misunderstands the music publishing/licensing structure and so comes to a wrongheaded conclusion. Matthew Yglesias » Licensing

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