misinterpret

ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt

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Definition of misinterpret - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

general meaningunderstand something incorrectly

He misinterpreted her silence as agreement..

misconstrue

misunderstand

translationtranslate or explain something inaccurately

The guide misinterpreted the historical facts..

misconstrue

misread

misunderstand

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Origin of misinterpret

Latin, mis (wrongly) + interpretari (explain)

Terms with misinterpret included in their meaning

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get wrong

misinterpret

understand or interpret incorrectly

mistake

misinterpret

understand or identify incorrectly

be seeing things

perception

misinterpret visual stimuli

miss the signs entirely

misinterpret

not understand the hints or clues given

twist the meaning

communication

misinterpret words to deceive

no mistaking that

exp.

clarity

impossible to misunderstand or misinterpret

pervert

distortion

misinterpret or distort the truth

unmistakable

adj.

clear meaning

impossible to misunderstand or misinterpret

Examples of misinterpret in a sentence

She misinterpreted his tone as sarcasm.
He tends to misinterpret her silence as anger.
Don't misinterpret my kindness for weakness.

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French:mal interpréter, ...
German:missverstehen, ...
Italian:interpretare male, ...
Spanish:malinterpretar, ...
Portuguese:interpretar mal, ...
Chinese:误解, 错误解释, ...
Japanese:誤解する, 誤訳する, ...
Arabic:أَسَاءَ فَهْمَ, أَساءَ تَفْسِيرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְפָרֵשׁ לֹא נָכוֹן, ...
Russian:неправильно понять, неправильно истолковать, ...
Ukrainian:неправильно зрозуміти, неправильно перекласти, ...
Hindi:गलत समझना, गलत अनुवाद करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল বোঝা, ভুল অনুবাদ করা, ...
Catalan:malinterpretar, traduir malament, ...
Czech:špatně pochopit, špatně vyložit, ...
Danish:misforstå, fejlagtigt oversætte, ...
Dutch:verkeerd interpreteren, verkeerd vertalen, ...
Greek:παρερμηνεύω, μεταφράζω λάθος, ...
Hungarian:félreérteni, félreértelmezni, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយខុស, បកប្រែខុស, ...
Korean:오해하다, 잘못 번역하다, ...
Persian:اشتباه فهمیدن, اشتباه ترجمه کردن, ...
Polish:źle zinterpretować, błędnie wyjaśnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpretar mal, ...
Romanian:a interpreta greșit, a traduce greșit, ...
Swedish:missförstå, ...
Thai:ตีความผิด, แปลผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış anlamak, yanlış çevirmek, ...
Vietnamese:hiểu sai, dịch sai, ...

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