misunderstood vs unknown

misunderstood

adj
  • Not comprehended correctly. 

  • Unfairly disliked as a result of prejudice, slander, or hasty assumptions. 

unknown

adj
  • Not known; unidentified; not well known. 

noun
  • A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found. 

  • A person of no identity; a nonentity 

  • Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information. 

How often have the words misunderstood and unknown occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )