misinterpret
verb (used with or without object)
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
are misinterpreting
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present progressiveof misinterpret.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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However, California State Parks said that plaintiffs’ attorneys are misinterpreting that passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
"This is an important shift, but one perhaps markets are misinterpreting," said Alex McGrath, chief investment officer at NorthEnd Private Wealth in Greenville, South Carolina.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023
Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and a devoted restaurant-goer, says that people are misinterpreting Redzepi’s intentions with the closure.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
So, children should attend school until a dispute is resolved — even if the district thinks families are misinterpreting the law.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
I really beg your pardon," he said; "but I am so anxious to carry out my undertaking that I have expressed myself awkwardly, and I see now that you are misinterpreting my motives.
From A Son of the Immortals by Howard Chandler Christy
