The meaning of MISINTERPRET is to explain wrongly. How to use misinterpret in a sentence.

MISINTERPRET definition: 1. to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: 2. to form an…. Learn more.

When you misinterpret something, you get it wrong. If you misinterpret another driver's wave as a friendly hello, you're probably missing the fact that he's trying to tell you one of your headlights has blown.

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MISINTERPRET meaning: 1. to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: 2. to form an…. Learn more.

Definition of misinterpret verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

misinterpret something (as something/doing something) to understand something/somebody wrongly synonym misconstrue, misread His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project. She deliberately misinterpreted the question.

Synonyms for MISINTERPRET: misrepresent, distort, misstate, complicate, falsify, confuse, obscure, pervert; Antonyms of MISINTERPRET: explain, interpret, clarify, illustrate, clear (up), illuminate, spell out, decipher

misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

If you misinterpret something, you understand it wrongly. He was amazed that he'd misinterpreted the situation so completely.