- past participle of misunderstand.
- past tense form of misunderstand.
misunderstood
Example Sentences
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"So really it's a misunderstood hotbed of feminist advancement - because it disguised its purposes so carefully."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I think the common denominator in all of us who love your music is that we are black sheep — the weird ones, the chronically misunderstood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But for a film to become a misunderstood classic, it has to be worth paying any attention to in the first place.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Because Mullin is an exercise in statutory interpretation, Congress remains free to reject the court’s reading and rewrite the statute if it believes the court misunderstood what it enacted.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
I couldn’t believe I’d misunderstood her so completely.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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