misunderstood

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misunderstood - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

misunderstood - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  misunderstood
      adj 1: wrongly understood; "a misunderstood criticism"; "a
             misunderstood question"

misunderstood - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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