1
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
Individuals may respond impulsively, misinterpret others’ intentions or shut down entirely.
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Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The response was overwhelmingly positive, though some viewers misinterpreted Stella’s behavior as nervousness.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 July 2025
Of course, there’s always a risk that AI could misinterpret results or provide overly alarming information, so professional medical advice remains essential.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
The legislation was brought by the small libertarian party ACT New Zealand, which said the treaty had been misinterpreted to give Māori people special treatment.
—Julia Zhong, NBC news, 5 June 2025
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Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The response was overwhelmingly positive, though some viewers misinterpreted Stella’s behavior as nervousness.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 July 2025
Of course, there’s always a risk that AI could misinterpret results or provide overly alarming information, so professional medical advice remains essential.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
The legislation was brought by the small libertarian party ACT New Zealand, which said the treaty had been misinterpreted to give Māori people special treatment.
—Julia Zhong, NBC news, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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But Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, says Novo Nordisk and its competitor Eli Lilly have misrepresented compounding pharmacists.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Duggar's claims include: The trial court improperly excluded evidence that another person had a relationship with Duggar and had access to Duggar's computer and that information was misrepresented to the jury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Here are two key areas of the program that Americans tend to misunderstand: 1.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Actors may be influenced by emotion or misinformation, collude or form cartels, misunderstand incentives or lack information.—
Ali Faizan Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Launching a token too early can distort user behavior and lock in flawed assumptions in the product.—
Alex Topchishvili,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But locals point to unseen things that distort the peace of the natural area.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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