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
In Eliza’s case, the unknowability of reality leads to a further turn inward: maybe the most honest way to understand a life in which you are doomed to get things wrong is to deliberately misinterpret.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Jurisdictions have refused to process nearly half of these applications, arguing that the law doesn’t actually apply, that it’s been misinterpreted or that the law itself is unconstitutional.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Barrera demonstrated her support for Glazer by sharing a Vox story calling out media outlets for misinterpreting the Oscar speech.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
What The Question Is Not Don’t misinterpret the question.
—Nona Djavid, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
While distinct, symptoms are subtle and their slow progression means that they can be overlooked or misinterpreted as normal aging.
—Soeren Mattke, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The path culminates in the National Monument to Freedom, which is grandly literal, impossible to misinterpret.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the immediate aftermath on Oscar night, social media users took aim at Glazer’s words, misinterpreting his statement as refuting Jewishness itself, rather than the hijacking of Jewishness.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
But experts say that these individual anecdotes are being purposefully misinterpreted — the benign liver tumors the first patient developed are known to be a rare side effect linked to birth control use.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Jurisdictions have refused to process nearly half of these applications, arguing that the law doesn’t actually apply, that it’s been misinterpreted or that the law itself is unconstitutional.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Barrera demonstrated her support for Glazer by sharing a Vox story calling out media outlets for misinterpreting the Oscar speech.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
What The Question Is Not Don’t misinterpret the question.
—Nona Djavid, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
While distinct, symptoms are subtle and their slow progression means that they can be overlooked or misinterpreted as normal aging.
—Soeren Mattke, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The path culminates in the National Monument to Freedom, which is grandly literal, impossible to misinterpret.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the immediate aftermath on Oscar night, social media users took aim at Glazer’s words, misinterpreting his statement as refuting Jewishness itself, rather than the hijacking of Jewishness.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
But experts say that these individual anecdotes are being purposefully misinterpreted — the benign liver tumors the first patient developed are known to be a rare side effect linked to birth control use.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinterpret. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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