misinterpret

[ mis-in-tur-prit ]

/ ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪt /

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verb (used with or without object)

to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.

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Origin of misinterpret

First recorded in 1580–90; mis-¹ + interpret

OTHER WORDS FROM misinterpret

mis·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjectivemis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, nounmis·in·ter·pret·er, nounun·mis·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective

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How to use misinterpret in a sentence

In the next breath, however, he is decrying the press misinterpretation of his Diana script.
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But like the book itself, the photo is just another an object for scrutiny, judgment and, inevitably, misinterpretation.
A Picture Says It All Or Does It? Judging an Author by Their Photo|Jennifer Miller|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I lost interest in painting after that—it was an art form too open to misinterpretation.
Ma Jian: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Najafi told The Daily Beast that perceiving his song as an insult is “a 100 percent misinterpretation.”
Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces Death Threats for Song Deemed Insult|Omid Memarian|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Her online profile has done little to correct the misinterpretation.
Behind the Co-Ed Murder Scandal|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The tone of those sentences was open to misinterpretation, and Paul guards himself against this on two sides.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
And then he talked pathetically of his desire to do what was right, his dread of slander and misinterpretation.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
North of that line, there is a clear cut entirely, unsusceptible of misinterpretation.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
This is too broad to admit of any misinterpretation, and John again makes up his mind to continual watchfulness.
Miss Caprice|St. George Rathborne
And the poet was called αοιδος So far Hesiod twice over secures the dignity of their office from misinterpretation.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for misinterpret

misinterpret

/ (ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt) /

verb

(tr) to interpret badly, misleadingly, or incorrectly

Derived forms of misinterpret

misinterpretation, nounmisinterpreter, noun

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