misinterpret
verb (used with or without object)
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
is misinterpreting
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present progressiveof misinterpret (3rd person singular).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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“The timeline of our interactions clearly demonstrates that his behavior was arbitrary and capricious. We also believe he is misinterpreting the language of the act pertaining collateral.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Sacks says Twitter is misinterpreting Musk, which is weird — he doesn’t want to be known as one of Musk’s close confidants?
From The Verge ● Sep. 1, 2022
City officials, however, say the organization is misinterpreting what the resolution does and is inaccurate in describing the memo as any kind of retreat.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
“Anyone who believes otherwise is misinterpreting the law.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2016
Meanwhile one young man is misinterpreting an x at the bottom of an email and already looking forward to Christmas 2013.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2012
