Or the phrase may be some entirely misunderstood thing literally taken.

He considered the biographer had entirely misunderstood the period and wanted to know my reasons for doing the book and my qualifications for attempting it.

I have entirely misunderstood Lady Susan, and was on the point of leaving the house under a false impression of her conduct.

Pipher believes the Ophelia of Shakespeare's era was entirely misunderstood, much like her patients.

You have entirely misunderstood me.

It was here that she saw she had entirely misunderstood the football match.

No, that mysterious, feared affliction known as the freshman 15 was entirely misunderstood - menacing in reputation, but in reality?

Then she saw the 66 latest news and discovered herself to be in a world whose nature she had entirely misunderstood.

Elizabeth felt that they had entirely misunderstood his character, but said nothing.

He also states in the same article that as an element of American culture, the Negro was entirely misunderstood by Americans.