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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
In charging Comey with threatening the president with death, the Department of Justice completely misinterpreted the shells’ symbolism.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Put the agreement in simple terms so nothing gets misinterpreted.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Comey says the image was political commentary, not a call to violence, and removed the post immediately after realizing some people were misinterpreting it as threatening.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
People begin to misinterpret numbers and dangerously believe the data replaces clinical support.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Put the agreement in simple terms so nothing gets misinterpreted.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Comey says the image was political commentary, not a call to violence, and removed the post immediately after realizing some people were misinterpreting it as threatening.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
People begin to misinterpret numbers and dangerously believe the data replaces clinical support.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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The authors, not content to simply defend their viewpoint, misrepresent our organization’s positions on the range of harms that children in DCFS custody experience.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s consumer protection and false advertising laws also forbid misrepresenting goods or services.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s the thing many people still misunderstand about this amazing man.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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But Wrigley View Rooftop insists the Cubs misunderstand the scope of their legal rights.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2026
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The first mystery that could be solved involves an ultradense clump of matter detected in the system JVAS B1938+666, which is gravitationally lensed, or visibly distorted, thanks to a quirk of general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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The loans granted by a government to firms may distort competition within the European market and therefore are prohibited by the European Union.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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