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.
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.
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For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.
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ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
This is the Adriana who takes arguments, willfully misinterprets them, and then comes for someone at the worst possible moment.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
That means anticipating where narratives can be misinterpreted, reframing the context and staying ahead of public assumptions.
—Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
This is the Adriana who takes arguments, willfully misinterprets them, and then comes for someone at the worst possible moment.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
That means anticipating where narratives can be misinterpreted, reframing the context and staying ahead of public assumptions.
—Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misinterpret
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinterpret. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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