Verb
/ˌmisinˈtərprət/,
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misinterpreted, past tense; misinterprets, 3rd person singular present; misinterpreted, past participle; misinterpreting, present participle;
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Interpret (something or someone) wrongly
Web Definitions:
- interpret falsely
- misread: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
- misconstrue: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
- (misinterpretation) putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
- To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand