misunderstood

CEFRC1

/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Understood someone's words or actions incorrectly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Not comprehended correctly.

Examples

  • Anything that can be misunderstood will be.

  • It occurs to me that I may have misunderstood you.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Not viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.

  2. simple past and past participle of misunderstand

More examples

In context

  • Am I misunderstood?

  • a misunderstood message

  • Near-synonym: underappreciated

Synonyms

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The blank artist was not appreciated by the public until after his death.

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