Misunderstood
Misunderstood adjective - Wrongly understood.
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Overheard is an antonym for misunderstood.
Overheard
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In an episode of Frasier that had a running gag of characters making Innocent Innuendo and being overheard and misunderstood, Niles walks in just in time to completely misinterpret Roz lamenting how an elderly friend in a retirement home died, and so gives a suspiciously indignant reaction...
Source: Speed Sex -
Out-of-Context Eavesdropping: Desmond overheard Shelley and Amy talking (jokingly) about how Ryan ought to leave, and misunderstood them as talking about him, causing him to run away.
Source: Webcomic / Scary Go Round -
However, their reasoning as to why it's worthless is because all they know about the surface is gleaned from overheard radio talk shows; they've misunderstood the cash prizes offered on such shows as indicating that surfacers hold money in contempt.
Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks
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