verb
ADVERB
▪ badly
▪ completely , fundamentally , grossly ( formal , esp. AmE ), profoundly
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.
PHRASES
▪ be frequently misunderstood , be often misunderstood , be widely misunderstood
▪ much misunderstood
▪
a charming and much misunderstood man
Misunderstand is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ meaning