Anything that can be misunderstood will be.
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Misunderstood
//ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstʊd//
Synonyms for "misunderstood" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- неразбран adj (not comprehended correctly)
Portuguese
1 entries- incompreendido adj (not comprehended correctly)
Romanian
1 entries- neînțeles adj (not comprehended correctly)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
It occurs to me that I may have misunderstood you.
Source: tatoeba (31052)
Bill's abrupt manner causes him to be misunderstood.
Source: tatoeba (34565)
I'm sorry I misunderstood you.
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