misunderstood
pronunciation
How to pronounce misunderstood in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd]
How to pronounce misunderstood in American English:
US [ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstʊd]
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- Adjective:
- wrongly understood
- not given sympathetic understanding
Word Origin
- misunderstood (adj.)
- 1590s, past participle adjective from misunderstand.
Example
- 1. Information architecture is an often misunderstood job title .
- 2. But as happens with fads , gamification is both overhyped and misunderstood .
- 3. One of the most frequently misunderstood concepts in science is the reason for earth 's seasons .
- 4. There is nothing that excites a professional art dealer more than the thought that he may have found a lost work that has slipped through the auction-house system , misidentified , misattributed or simply misunderstood .
- 5. Libya , he said , was a misunderstood country , betrayed by former friends in the west , but still wanted to resolve its problems through dialogue .