misinterpret

Verb
US[mih-sin-tur-pruht]/mɪsɪnˈtɝprət/4 syllables
Synonyms: misreadmisconstruemisconceivemisunderstandmisapprehendbe amiss

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)misinterpreted

  1. interpret falselyMore general rede, interpret
  2. interpret wrongly“I misread Hamlet all my life!”Synonyms: misreadMore general take, read
  3. interpret in the wrong way“Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism”“She misconstrued my remarks”Synonyms: misconstruemisconceivemisunderstandmisapprehendbe amissMore general interpret, construe

Related words misreading noun, mistake noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mis′in·ter′pret transitive verb

To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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