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. 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.

2. Russ Ingalls:

   Vermont was the first State in the nation to outlaw slavery. It’s already plainly in our Constitution that slavery is not allowed in our state, we have so many more important things to do [than] to defile our old important documents to change words that have already been clearly written. There is not one sane person that could so severely misinterpret the words of our constitution to make it read that Vermonters support slavery in any form. If it were to pass, it would not change anything other than a historic document that was so thoughtfully written over two hundred years ago.

3. 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.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   ***LISTEN! OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SEEN SO MANY FOLKS TRYING TO INTERPRET(BUT THEY ARROGANTLY MISINTERPRET), OUR REGGAE LYRICS, SLANGS AND REASONINGS. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT, TO KNOW IT. YOU WILL NOT LEARN THIS BY CONSPIRACY OR OSMOSIS.SO, DO NOT SPREAD FALSE RUMORS ABOUT US. SEEK THE WISDOM OF OUR PEOPLE. I, RAS CARDO SAY-WAKE UP AND LIVE!

5. Drew Benson:

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