Meanings
comparative more misunderstood · superlative most misunderstood
- Not comprehended correctly.
a misunderstood message
- Not viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.
a misunderstood genius
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Near-synonym: underappreciated
a misunderstood loner who turned to a life of crime
"He posed as the horror of horrors — a misunderstood man. Heaven knows the femme incomprise is sad enough and bad enough — but the other thing!"
1889, Rudyard Kipling, “A Second-rate Woman”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 101Synonyms: underappreciated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot viewed with sympathy and understanding despite warranting it.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivewrongly understood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian неразбран
- неразбран (nerazbran)not comprehended correctly
Portuguese incompreendido
- incompreendidonot comprehended correctly
Romanian neînțeles
- neînțelesnot comprehended correctly
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with misunderstood
Cite this entry
misunderstood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misunderstood
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