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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misunderstand \Mis*un`der*stand"\
     (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Misunderstanding}.]
     To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a
     wrong sense.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misunderstood
       adj 1: wrongly understood; "a misunderstood criticism"; "a
              misunderstood question"
       2: not given sympathetic understanding; "a sorely misunderstood
          child"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misunderstand
       v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
           as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue},
            {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]
       [also: {misunderstood}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misunderstood
       See {misunderstand}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "misunderstood":
     catachrestic, despised, disliked, distorted, eisegetical, garbled,
     lowly, misapprehended, misconceived, misconstrued, misinterpreted,
     misprized, misread, mistaken, out of favor, perverted, thankless,
     unappreciated, uncared-for, unlamented, unmissed, unmourned,
     unpopular, unregretted, unsung, unvalued
  
  

















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