misinterpret
verb (used with or without object)
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
had misinterpreted
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past perfectof misinterpret.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Resident Juliet Chambers wanted to legally challenge Lambeth Council over its decision to use parts of the park for the events, due to start in May, saying it had misinterpreted the word "recreation".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Mr. Williams, his business partner, said in a phone interview on Friday that employees had misinterpreted Mr. Smith’s comments in the staff meeting.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
But Moses said officials from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality had misinterpreted the law.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
After making the Huwara comments, Smotrich issued a statement saying the media had misinterpreted them, without retracting his call for the village to be erased.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2023
As I read Bernal’s paper, however, I suddenly became enthusiastic about Schramm, for, if he had misinterpreted his data, by accident he had hit upon the right answer.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
