misinterpret
verb (used with or without object)
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
misinterpreted
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past participleof misinterpret.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof misinterpret.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Taking multiple medications increases the opportunity for a side effect to be misinterpreted as a separate diagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kant later said his comments had been misinterpreted and were directed specifically at young people using fake degrees, rather than the country's youth more broadly.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
She later said the comments had been misinterpreted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
“In his zealous and highly scrutinized representation, Dershowitz made a spontaneous series of remarks before Congress that, he says, were misinterpreted by pundits,” Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee wrote for the 11th Circuit Court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
