Examples of “misunderstood” in a Sentence

adj Not correctly understood.

• His comment was widely misunderstood.
• The instructions were so misunderstood that half the class built the model wrongly.
• Her silence was misunderstood as anger, though she was simply tired.

adj Not appreciated or sympathized with despite deserving it.

• She always felt like a misunderstood teenager.
• The quiet boy at the back of the class felt lonely and misunderstood.
• Many artists describe themselves as misunderstood geniuses, ignored until long after their work is finished.