misunderstood

About 2.99 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of misunderstand

   Am I misunderstood?

2. adjective Not comprehended correctly.

   a misunderstood message

3. adjective Not viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.

   a misunderstood loner who turned to a life of crime

Similar words

ununderstood abused ill-treated maltreated mistreated mistaken misconceived misused overlooked alienated

Often followed by

by the and or as in him me his