miss the point

Verb

Meaning

miss the point (third-person singular simple present misses the point, present participle missing the point, simple past and past participle missed the point)

To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.
Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

misunderstand misinterpret misconceive misconstrue misapprehend misread miscomprehend misknow misreckon mishear

Antonyms

know understand grasp apprehend make out

Close letter words and terms

miss the memo miss the opportunity miss the perpetrator miss the risk miss the road miss the target