misinterpret
verb (used with or without object)
to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.
were misinterpreting
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past progressiveof misinterpret.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Musk attorney Edward Micheletti argued that Twitter’s lawyers were misinterpreting the court rules.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Some in the media who were mentioned by name considered the videos threatening, though Loesch shot back on social media that they were misinterpreting promos about a show on media bias.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
District Judge Carl Barbier approved the settlement, BP started complaining that the judge and court-appointed claims administrator were misinterpreting it.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2013
But several climate scientists said skeptics were misinterpreting the leaked drafts' conclusions.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2012
