misinterpretation

ˌmɪsɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of misinterpretation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

incorrect actionact of interpreting something incorrectly

The misinterpretation of her words led to a dispute.

misreading

misunderstanding

communicationwrong explanation of a statement or action

The misinterpretation of his words led to an argument.

misreading

misunderstanding

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Origin of misinterpretation

Latin, mis (wrong) + interpretari (explain)

Terms with misinterpretation included in their meaning

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take out of context

misinterpretation

misunderstand words by ignoring their original situation or background

false relation

misinterpretation

misleading or incorrect connection suggested between ideas

misconstruing

adj.

confusing

causing misunderstanding or misinterpretation

misprision

communication

misinterpretation or misunderstanding of something

mistaking

misinterpretation

incorrect interpretation of information

mistranslation

language

misinterpretation or misunderstanding due to wrong translation

mistreading

statistics

misinterpretation in data analysis

mondegreen

language

misinterpretation of spoken or sung words

Examples of misinterpretation in a sentence

His misinterpretation of the rules led to his disqualification.
Her misinterpretation of the text caused confusion.
A misinterpretation of the rules led to disqualification.

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French:mauvaise interprétation, interprétation erronée, ...
German:Fehlinterpretation, ...
Italian:interpretazione sbagliata, fraintendimento, ...
Spanish:mala interpretación, malentendido, ...
Portuguese:interpretação equivocada, má interpretação, ...
Chinese:误释, 误解, ...
Japanese:誤解, ...
Arabic:سُوء تَفْسِير, تَفْسِير خَاطِئ, ...
Hebrew:פַּרְשָׁנוּת שְׁגוּיָה, ...
Russian:неправильное толкование, неверное понимание, ...
Ukrainian:неправильне тлумачення, хибне тлумачення, ...
Hindi:गलत व्याख्या, भ्रम, ...
Bengali:ভুল ব্যাখ্যা, ...
Catalan:mala interpretació, interpretació errònia, ...
Czech:mylný výklad, nepochopení, ...
Danish:fejltolkning, misforståelse, ...
Dutch:misinterpretatie, misverstand, ...
Greek:παρερμηνεία, εσφαλμένη ερμηνεία, ...
Hungarian:félreértelmezés, félremagyarázás, ...
Khmer:ការបកស្រាយខុស, ...
Korean:오해, 곡해, ...
Persian:سوءتعبیر, برداشت غلط, ...
Polish:błędna interpretacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpretação equivocada, interpretação incorreta, ...
Romanian:interpretare greșită, confuzie, ...
Swedish:feltolkning, missuppfattning, ...
Thai:การตีความผิด, การเข้าใจผิด, ...
Turkish:yanlış yorumlama, yanlış anlaşılma, ...
Vietnamese:sự hiểu sai, sự hiểu lầm, ...

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