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Misunderstood

/mˌɪsəndəˈrstʊd/
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(verb) simple past and past participle of misunderstand

Anything that can be misunderstood will be.
It occurs to me that I may have misunderstood you.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist felt that her new work was completely ____ by the critics, who did not grasp the deeper meaning behind her unusual paintings.

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