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The phrase "misunderstood the question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used whenever someone did not understand or interpret a question correctly. For example: - "I wouldn't say the student was wrong, they just misunderstood the question." - "The candidate was so nervous that they misunderstood the question and gave an irrelevant answer." - "The journalist's interview was a disaster as they consistently misunderstood the questions."
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She misunderstood the question.
But he may have misunderstood the question.
Bush later said he had misunderstood the question.
I realise he has completely misunderstood the question.
Mr. Romney said that he had misunderstood the question and that he supported Mr. Blunt's proposal.
How odd, I think – her English is perfect, but she must have misunderstood the question.
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The article, published online Dec. 24 in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, says that the 5 to 7percentt of teens who identified as homosexual or bisexual in that survey is likely a huge overestimate — caused by teens who responded in jest or who misunderstood the questions.
I misunderstood the only question when I signed up.
The justice department tried to explain the discrepancy by claiming Holder had misunderstood the original question.
Only one patient (1.9%) misunderstood the meaning of question No. 6.
When the training schedules and premises were sent out, just before the start of the intervention, it appeared from the enquiries that a particular subgroup of participants had misunderstood the slightly ambiguous question concerning geographical site.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com