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addle(verb, confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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adulterate(verb, spoil, corrupt, deprave)
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alter(verb, change, twist, deceive, misrepresent)
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angle(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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baffle(verb, confuse)
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bark up the wrong tree
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bark up wrong tree(expression, idiom, misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate)
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be at cross purposes(verb, confuse, mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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be bewildered(verb, confuse, mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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be confused(verb, confuse, mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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be misled(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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be off the mark(verb, confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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be overcritical(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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be partial(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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be perplexed(verb, confuse, mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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be unfair(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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belie(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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bend(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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blow(disregard, fail, blunder, misunderstand, fumble)
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bobble(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
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