misunderstood
Example Sentences
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Brilliant but frequently misunderstood, George is dismissed by one potential suspect as “a bumbling, disorganized eccentric.”
How about an animated feature in which a snake is a gentle, misunderstood hero who seeks merely to restore his people’s —er, his fellow reptiles’—rightful legacy?
The consulting firm calls this “a striking but easily misunderstood figure.”
At first they misunderstood each other, as many new companions do.
From Los Angeles Times
“This opinion was drafted with an earnest hope that its author has misunderstood” the Supreme Court’s decision.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
