misunderstood

ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd
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Translation of misunderstood into German

Adjective

1.

wrongly interpreted

incorrectly interpreted by others
missverstanden falsch interpretiert
  • He felt misunderstood by his colleagues..Er fühlte sich von seinen Kollegen missverstanden
2.

lack of sympathy

not viewed with sympathy and understanding
missverstanden unverstanden fehlinterpretiert
  • He felt misunderstood by his peers.Er fühlte sich von seinen Kollegen missverstanden.
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Synonyms and analogies of misunderstood in English

Examples of misunderstood in a sentence

  • The artist felt his work was misunderstood by critics.
  • The artist felt misunderstood by critics.
  • Her intentions were often misunderstood by her family.
misunderstand
ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd
Verb
tr.
1.

wrong interpretation

interpret something incorrectly
  • He misunderstood the instructions and took a wrong turn..Er missverstand die Anweisungen und bog falsch ab.
2.

wrong intention

fail to comprehend the true intention of someone
  • She misunderstood his sarcasm as genuine praise..Sie missverstand seinen Sarkasmus als echtes Lob.

Translations of "misunderstood" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
missverstandenadj.

The instructions were kind of unclear, so everyone misunderstood the task.

Die Anweisungen waren irgendwie unklar, deshalb haben alle die Aufgabe missverstanden.

unverstandenadj.

As teenagers, we've all gone through phases of feeling misunderstood and lonely.

Als Teenager sind wir da alle schon durchgegangen, uns unverstanden und einsam zu fühlen.

verkanntadj.

He feels misunderstood by a world, ruled by greed and envy.

Er fühlt sich verkannt von einer Welt, regiert durch Gier und Neid.

mißverstandeneradj.

Their arguments often resulted in a maelstrom of hurt feelings and misunderstood intentions.

Ihre Auseinandersetzungen endeten oft in einem Strudel verletzter Gefühle und missverstandener Absichten.

missverständlichadj.

He lacked emotional literacy, making his interactions often awkward and misunderstood.

Ihm fehlte die emotionale Kompetenz, was seine Interaktionen oft unbeholfen und missverständlich machte.

falsch interpretiertadj.

However, research has shown that the costs associated with these ensiling methods are often misunderstood.

Allerdings haben Forschungen ergeben, dass die mit einer Konservierung einhergehenden Kosten häufig falsch interpretiert werden.

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Other translations for misunderstood:

  • fehlinterpretiertadj.

misunderstood: Examples and translations in context

The error occurred because the instructions were misunderstood by the team.

Der Fehler entstand, weil das Team die Anweisungen missverstanden hatte.

She found it unfortunate that so many people misunderstood her intentions.

Sie fand es bedauerlich, dass so viele Menschen ihre Absichten missverstanden.

The denial of the accusation left him feeling frustrated and misunderstood.

Das Bestreiten der Anschuldigung ließ ihn frustriert und missverstanden zurück.

He felt misunderstood at the hands of those who judged him too quickly.

Er fühlte sich missverstanden von denen, die ihn zu schnell verurteilten.

By no stretch is that answer correct; you misunderstood the entire question.

Diese Antwort ist keineswegs richtig; du hast die ganze Frage missverstanden.

The instructions were clear as a bell, so nobody misunderstood the procedure.

Die Anweisungen waren sonnenklar, sodass niemand das Verfahren missverstanden hat.

It began to dawn on her that she had misunderstood his intentions completely.

Ihr begann langsam klarzuwerden, dass sie seine Absichten völlig missverstanden hatte.

Many artists have suffered due to their maligned works being misunderstood.

Viele Künstler haben gelitten, weil ihre verleumdeten Werke missverstanden wurden.

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