1. not properly understood or appreciated by others

1. past tense and past participle of misunderstand

Examples

• The artist felt misunderstood by critics who didn’t appreciate his work.
• She was a misunderstood teenager who just wanted someone to listen.
• I misunderstood the directions and went the wrong way.
• His intentions were completely misunderstood by his colleagues.
• The message was misunderstood due to poor translation.
• He had misunderstood what she meant by her comment.