misinterpret

mis·in·ter·pret

verb \ˌmi-s^ən-ˈtər-prət, -pət\

Definition of MISINTERPRET

transitive verb

1

: to explain wrongly

2

: to understand wrongly

— mis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion \-ˌtər-prə-ˈtā-shən, -pə-\ noun

Examples of MISINTERPRET

1. He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.
2. Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.

First Known Use of MISINTERPRET

1547

Related to MISINTERPRET

Synonyms: bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp

Antonyms: appreciate, apprehend, catch, comprehend, conceive, fathom, get, grasp, grok, know, make out, penetrate, perceive, savvy, see, seize, take in, understand

Related Words: misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate; belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash; bowdlerize, censor; complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up); mystify, obscure; equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate

Near Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out; decipher

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