mis-understood
ʌnRelated forms
half-mis·un·der·stood, adjective
un·mis·un·der·stood, adjective
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verb (used with object), mis·un·der·stood, mis·un·der·stand·ing.
1.
to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
2.
to fail to understand or interpret rightly the words or behavior of.
Related forms
mis·un·der·stand·er, noun
Synonyms
1. misconstrue, misapprehend, misinterpret.
1. misconstrue, misapprehend, misinterpret.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
misunderstand (ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -stands, -standing, -stood | |
| to fail to understand properly | |
| misunderstood (ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd) | |
| —adj | |
| not properly or sympathetically understood: a misunderstood work of art; a misunderstood adolescent | |
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Word Origin & History
misunderstand
c.1200; see mis- (1) + understand. Misunderstanding "dissention, disagreement" is first recorded 1642.
"When misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood." [Lionel Trilling]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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