misinterpret
verb
mis·in·ter·pret
ˌmi-sᵊn-ˈtər-prət 
-pət
misinterpreted; misinterpreting; misinterprets
1
: to explain wrongly
His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning.
2
: to understand wrongly
Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
Synonyms
Examples of misinterpret in a Sentence
He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.
Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
Recent Examples on the Web
Additionally, untrained investigators may misinterpret a family’s culture: For example, some tribes refrain from speaking the name of the baby for a year after the death.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Communicate clearly, and don't lose your patience if a date gets rescheduled or a text is misinterpreted.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
But for reasons that remain unclear, the rape kit was believed – mistakenly, in now turns out – to have been destroyed without being subjected to DQ-alpha examination by police evidence officers who may have misinterpreted a court order, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The basic legal argument would be the NCAA has misinterpreted its own rules and the NCAA and member conferences and schools conspired in anticompetitive ways to wrongly punish the Wolverines.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Communicate clearly, and don't lose your patience if a date gets rescheduled or a text is misinterpreted.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
But for reasons that remain unclear, the rape kit was believed – mistakenly, in now turns out – to have been destroyed without being subjected to DQ-alpha examination by police evidence officers who may have misinterpreted a court order, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The basic legal argument would be the NCAA has misinterpreted its own rules and the NCAA and member conferences and schools conspired in anticompetitive ways to wrongly punish the Wolverines.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinterpret. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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