adj
Meaning 1
Not comprehended correctly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a misunderstood message
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
misunderstood
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd/
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General-American: /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstʊd/
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rhymes with -ʊd
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CMU ARPABET: M IH2 S AH0 N D ER0 S T UH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: underappreciated
- a misunderstood loner who turned to a life of crime
- a misunderstood genius
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: underappreciated
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of misunderstand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- Am I misunderstood?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
wrongly understood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a misunderstood criticism
- a misunderstood question
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неразбран (nerazbran) — not comprehended correctly
- Portuguese: incompreendido — not comprehended correctly
- Romanian: neînțeles — not comprehended correctly
Real reading context