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Synonyms for misunderstood
ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstʊdmis·un·der·stood

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  1. misunderstoodadjective

    wrongly understood

    "a misunderstood criticism"; "a misunderstood question"

    Antonyms:
    understood

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  1. List of paraphrases for "misunderstood":

    misinterpreted, misconstrued, alienated

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#22340misunderstood
#36720alienated
#51673misinterpreted
#93733misconstrued

How to use misunderstood in a sentence?

  1. Johann von Goethe:

    No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstood others.

  2. Ingrid Skop:

    And I am so sorry that your doctors misunderstood Texas law.

  3. Richard Spencers:

    They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn University is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent.

  4. Don Blankenship:

    We don’t think that even President Trump can stop it, i think it could be misunderstood – people love Trump’s policies and his commitment to West Virginia, they don’t necessarily love individuals.

  5. Henry Louis Mencken:

    But any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood, and that is what happened to Jesus.


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