Meanings
present singular third person misses the point · participle present missing the point · participle past missed the point · past missed the point · alternative miss someone's point
- To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?
2 more examples
You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.
Everything about you is intuitive So those who miss the point might rush right through it
2024, “Child of Mine”, in Patterns in Repeat, performed by Laura Marling
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沒有抓住要點 /没有抓住要点
- 沒有抓住要點 /没有抓住要点 (méiyǒu zhuāzhù yàodiǎn)fail to grasp the meaning
Finnish ei käsittää, ei ymmärtää asian ydintä
- ei käsittääfail to grasp the meaning
- ei ymmärtää asian ydintäfail to grasp the meaning
- ei tajuta pointtiafail to grasp the meaning
French ne pas comprendre, être à côté de la plaque
- ne pas comprendrefail to grasp the meaning
- être à côté de la plaquefail to grasp the meaning
Polish nie rozumieć, nie zrozumieć
- nie rozumiećfail to grasp the meaning
- nie zrozumiećfail to grasp the meaning
Spanish malinterpretar
- malinterpretarfail to grasp the meaning
Cite this entry
miss the point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20the%20point
“miss the point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20the%20point. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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