verb
misinterpret
mihs-ihn-TUR-priht
verb
1
To understand or explain something incorrectly.
"He misinterpreted her silence as agreement."
How to Use Misinterpret
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo get the wrong meaning from something.
Common pairings
misinterpret data
easily misinterpreted
Word Forms
misinterpreted past tense, misinterprets singular
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Etymology
From mis- + interpret.