incomprendido
/inkompɾendido/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'misunderstood' is translated into Spanish as incomprendido.
The adjective is used to describe someone or something that has not been correctly comprehended.
Meaning: not comprehended correctly (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the noun it describes, so use incomprendida for feminine subjects. The adjective takes the masculine plural form incomprendidos when describing a group of males or a mixed-gender group. The adjective takes the feminine plural form incomprendidas when describing a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/inkompɾendido/
Did you know?
- The word comprensión, a related noun, is used in Spanish to describe both 'understanding' and 'compassion'.
- In Spanish literature and pop culture, the artista incomprendido is a common archetype of the tortured genius who is ahead of their time.
- If you want to say someone is 'misunderstood' in the sense of being underestimated or overlooked, Spanish speakers might use menospreciado instead of incomprendido.
Examples in context
- Me siento malinterpretado/a, mis palabras no reflejaban mi verdadero punto de vista.I feel misunderstood, my words did not reflect my true point of view.
- Señorita García, creo que ha malinterpretado mi intención en esa reunión.Miss Garcia, I believe you have misunderstood my intention in that meeting.
- Me siento incomprendido/a por mi familia, no entienden mis decisiones.I feel misunderstood by my family, they don't understand my decisions.
- El artista se considera incomprendido en el mundo del arte.The artist considers himself misunderstood in the art world.
- No fue mi intención ofender, fue solo un malentendido entre nosotros.It was not my intention to offend, it was just a misunderstanding between us.
- Siempre hay malentendidos en las relaciones, pero podemos superarlos.There are always misunderstandings in relationships, but we can overcome them.
- No me entienden, creen que solo estoy buscando atención.They don't understand me, they think I'm just looking for attention.
- Me siento muy incomprendido en mi trabajo.I feel very misunderstood at my work.
- Él siempre se siente incomprendido por su familia.He always feels misunderstood by his family.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are discussing a disagreement they had.
- SofíaCreo que mi punto fue incomprendido.I think my point was misunderstood.
- DanielLo siento, Sofía. No te entendí bien.I'm sorry, Sofia. I didn't understand you well.
- SofíaNo importa, ahora lo explico otra vez.It doesn't matter, I'll explain it again now.
- DanielGracias, Daniel quiere entenderlo todo.Thanks, Daniel wants to understand everything.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
