Synonyms for misinterpret
ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪtmis·in·ter·pret

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1. misinterpretverb

   interpret falsely

   Synonyms:
   misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

2. misread, misinterpretverb

   interpret wrongly

   "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

   Synonyms:
   misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

3. misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb

   interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

   Synonyms:
   misread, misunderstand, misapprehend, misconstrue, misconceive, be amiss

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1. misinterpretverb

   Synonyms:
   misconstrue, explain wrongly, put a wrong construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring to

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1. misinterpretverb

   Synonyms:
   misconstrue

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1. List of paraphrases for "misinterpret":

   misread, misconstrue, misunderstand

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1. Roger Wicker:

   We’re going to go from a nice, stately liberal to someone who’s probably more in the style of Sonia Sotomayor, … I hope it’s at least someone who will at least not misrepresent the facts. I think they will misinterpret the law.

2. James Steinberg:

   My personal view is that none of the sides want an [ armed ] confrontation, but everyone is afraid that if any side shows weakness or a lack of resolve, then the other side will misinterpret it, it's a security spiral, and there is no stability in a situation like this.

3. Drew Benson:

   The plaintiffs' allegations misinterpret basic principles of buy-side valuation and Credit Suisse rejects any suggestion that we acted improperly.

4. Andrea Ghez:

   We're learning how gravity works. It's one of four fundamental forces and the one we have tested the least, there are many regions where we just haven't asked, how does gravity work here ? It's easy to be overconfident and there are many ways to misinterpret the data, many ways that small errors can accumulate into significant mistakes, which is why we did not rush our analysis.

5. Michael Harris:

   Let me say it again so the news and these clowns don't misinterpret what I say, the community don't get no peace because his family don't have peace.