interpretation
noun
the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication.
overinterpretation
-
a word derived from
interpretation.
Example Sentences
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Adkinson described that case as “a very severe reaction that’s clearly not an overinterpretation of the facts because she had to be hospitalized.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2020
Adkinson described that case as “a very severe reaction that’s clearly not an overinterpretation of the facts, because she had to be hospitalized.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2020
"There's a lot of overinterpretation of initial results," says Columbia University biologist Katherine Crocker, who studies nongenetic inheritance in crickets.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 18, 2019
Goodman understands this history of overinterpretation, and having put in many corseted hours on her TV farm and pharmacy, comes to a simple and authoritative conclusion.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
My long johns, it turned out, were an overinterpretation of Mr. Korff’s “more is less” advice; everyone else was in briefs, boxers and/or bras.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2011
