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Synonyms for misinterpret
ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪtmis·in·ter·pret

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  1. misinterpretverb

    interpret falsely

    Synonyms:
    misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

  2. misread, misinterpretverb

    interpret wrongly

    "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

    Synonyms:
    misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

  3. misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb

    interpret in the wrong way

    "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

    Synonyms:
    misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

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  1. misinterpretverb

    Synonyms:
    misconstrue, explain wrongly, put a wrong construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring to

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  1. misinterpretverb

    Synonyms:
    misconstrue

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  1. List of paraphrases for "misinterpret":

    misread, misconstrue, misunderstand

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How to use misinterpret in a sentence?

  1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    ***LISTEN! OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SEEN SO MANY FOLKS TRYING TO INTERPRET(BUT THEY ARROGANTLY MISINTERPRET), OUR REGGAE LYRICS, SLANGS AND REASONINGS. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT, TO KNOW IT. YOU WILL NOT LEARN THIS BY CONSPIRACY OR OSMOSIS.SO, DO NOT SPREAD FALSE RUMORS ABOUT US. SEEK THE WISDOM OF OUR PEOPLE. I, RAS CARDO SAY-WAKE UP AND LIVE!

  2. John Elwood:

    Comments can be misinterpreted, all of us have had experiences online with people that don't know us, and they can't see your gestures, they can't hear your tone of voice and there are many times where people can misinterpret what you say.

  3. Peng Jin:

    It's definitely an interesting observation, but... I don't want the general audience to misinterpret whatever they are presenting.

  4. Russ Ingalls:

    Vermont was the first State in the nation to outlaw slavery. It’s already plainly in our Constitution that slavery is not allowed in our state, we have so many more important things to do [than] to defile our old important documents to change words that have already been clearly written. There is not one sane person that could so severely misinterpret the words of our constitution to make it read that Vermonters support slavery in any form. If it were to pass, it would not change anything other than a historic document that was so thoughtfully written over two hundred years ago.

  5. Drew Benson:

    The plaintiffs' allegations misinterpret basic principles of buy-side valuation and Credit Suisse rejects any suggestion that we acted improperly.


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