They proved that he misread events and misunderstood his own position.
In adolescence, I felt alone and misunderstood.
Hence we find various expedients adopted in the Targums for avoiding any reference to the Deity, which might be misunderstood by the people, or which involved apparent irreverence.
It was naturally and widely misunderstood.
Just as the prophet often misunderstood traditional traits of the sacred history, he may, as an unlearned man, likewise have often employed foreign expressions wrongly.