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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
A lot of people have misinterpreted this, unfairly.
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The Wall Street Journal misinterpreted engravings on the bullets, an anchor compared social media to a cult, and some old school journalists seemed to struggle with the basic concept of a Discord server.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Employees on Microsoft Teams were 71 percent more likely than those on Slack to say emojis were often misinterpreted on the platform.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misinterpret
Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The Wall Street Journal misinterpreted engravings on the bullets, an anchor compared social media to a cult, and some old school journalists seemed to struggle with the basic concept of a Discord server.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Employees on Microsoft Teams were 71 percent more likely than those on Slack to say emojis were often misinterpreted on the platform.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
Verb
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Some scientists cited in the DOE's report have said their research was misrepresented or misused in the report.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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Carr would never admit to that, instead taking the time at the Concordia talk to blame Democrats for misunderstanding his job at the FCC.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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As Augmented Intelligence Chopra believes most people fundamentally misunderstand what AI actually is.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some slot right in; others distort and cramp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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