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misunderstood Definition

mis·un·der·stood (-sto̵od)

adjective

  1. not properly understood
  2. not properly appreciated

misunderstood Synonyms

misunderstood

modif.

misinterpreted, falsely interpreted, misconceived; see mistaken 1, wrong 2.

misunderstood Quotes

Le pire drame pour un poe'  te, c'est d'e"  tre admire¤   par malentendu. The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

—Cocteau,Jean

Since I've become a central banker, I've learned to mumblewithgreatcoherence† If Iseemundulyclear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.

—Greenspan, Alan

The Falklands held a mirror up to our own islands, and it reflected, in brilliantly sharp focus, all our injured belittlement, our sense of being beleaguered, neglected and misunderstood.

—Raban,Jonathan

If I had known I would be so universally misunderstood, maybe I wouldn't have been so rebellious and outspoken.

—Madonna full name Madonna LouiseVeronica Ciccone

   To be great is to be misunderstood.

—Emerson, RalphWaldo

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