misunderstood

S2 W2

BrE /mɪsˈʌndəstʊd/ AmE /mɪsˌʌndərˈstʊd/

adjective en → es

1 NOT UNDERSTOOD [non-transitive] B2

not correctly understood or interpreted by other people

malinterpretado, malentendido

Collocations be misunderstood

  • He feels that he is often misunderstood.

    Siente que a menudo es malinterpretado.

2 WRONG INTERPRETATION [transitive] B1

to interpret something incorrectly or wrongly

malinterpretar, malentender

Collocations misunderstand sb/sth

  • I misunderstood what you meant.

    Malinterpreté lo que quisiste decir.