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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
Although uncommon, some public figures and health professionals have claimed that the vaccines could cause cancer despite ample contradictory evidence, often by misinterpreting or misrepresenting studies.
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Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
In a different context, some people could misinterpret these gendered hiccups as microaggressions.
—Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Fall hopes the data will be useful for policymakers but also worries about them being misinterpreted.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
With multimodal input from different sensing techniques, such as vision, touch, and joint position awareness, the robot is less likely to misinterpret complex situations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
In a different context, some people could misinterpret these gendered hiccups as microaggressions.
—Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Fall hopes the data will be useful for policymakers but also worries about them being misinterpreted.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
With multimodal input from different sensing techniques, such as vision, touch, and joint position awareness, the robot is less likely to misinterpret complex situations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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Season one explores Luisa’s personal love letter to grief, the nuanced Asian American experience, and the often misrepresented people of Los Angeles.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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People who felt misrepresented by it, especially politically.—
Blair R. Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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David Schurman Wallace on misunderstanding Gertrude Stein.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This could be along the lines of a passive-aggressive email or a coworker misunderstanding your tone.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Normalizing interactions where such limitations do not exist risks distorting the very standard by which human love is measured.—
Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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