misunderstood
intermediateB1/ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd/ · mis-un-der-stood
to fail to understand something correctly.
Meanings
to fail to understand something correctly.
کسی چیز کو صحیح طریقے سے نہ سمجھنا۔
غلط سمجھنا
ghalat samajhna
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- be misunderstood
- feeling misunderstood
- often misunderstood
Example Sentences
He often feels that his intentions are misunderstood.
وہ اکثر محسوس کرتا ہے کہ اس کے ارادے غلط سمجھے جاتے ہیں۔
Woh aksar mehsoos karta hai ke is ke iraade ghalat samjhe jate hain.
The instructions were misunderstood by many of the participants.
بہت سے شرکاء نے ہدایات کو غلط سمجھا۔
Bohat se sharika ne hidaayat ko ghalat samjha.
It's easy to be misunderstood in a text-based conversation.
ایک متنی گفتگو میں غلط سمجھنا آسان ہے۔
Ek matni guftagu mein ghalat samajhna aasan hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'mis-' as meaning wrong and 'understood' as understanding something incorrectly.
Imagine a person scratching their head in confusion while reading a note.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
خود کو تم ایسے سمجھتے ہو جیسے دوسروں کو سمجھتے ہیں غلط فہمی ہے تمھیں، یا کوئی اور دورانیہ ہے
Khud ko tum aise samajhte ho jaise doosron ko samajhte hain Ghalat fehmi hai tumhein, ya koi aur doraniya hai
You think of yourself as you perceive others It's a misunderstanding for you, or perhaps another duration.
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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جہاں ہوا وہاں ہوا سا ہونا
Jahan hawa wahan hawa sa hona
Where there is wind, there is misunderstanding.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "misunderstand" — to understand incorrectly
First known use: 14th century
The word 'misunderstood' is the past participle of 'misunderstand', which combines the prefix 'mis-' meaning wrong or badly, and 'understand', meaning to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something.