Sometimes, in a divorce, one spouse will try to hide or conceal assets from the other spouse. For example, this may occur because a husband does not want to share a large asset like a bank account or a piece of real estate with his wife, as is usually required in divorces.
The adjective nonplussed means surprised, confused, and uncertain what to do or say.. It is increasingly used in the almost opposite sense of untroubled, especially in U.S. English (Nonplussed by the criticism, she continued to direct her films in the very same offbeat manner for which she was famed.).
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense misunderstands , present participle misunderstanding , past tense , past participle misunderstood. 1. verb. If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly. They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is.