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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
And law enforcement officials could easily misinterpret data showing that, for example, someone’s Christmas lights flick on at the same time every night, as an indication of light and climate control equipment for a pot grow, Schwartz said.
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Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Somehow, some way, both FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports misinterpreted Morosi and in the minutes that followed, both sent off posts of their own citing the reporter claiming that the Twins had dealt Ryan to the Red Sox.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
Timberlake said he was raised to keep health matters private but wanted to be transparent to avoid his symptoms being misinterpreted.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The silence shouldn’t be misinterpreted as a sign that benefits have fallen out of favor, according to Ben Conley, an attorney at Seyfarth Shaw who was hired by several top companies to set up the travel coverage in 2022.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Somehow, some way, both FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports misinterpreted Morosi and in the minutes that followed, both sent off posts of their own citing the reporter claiming that the Twins had dealt Ryan to the Red Sox.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
Timberlake said he was raised to keep health matters private but wanted to be transparent to avoid his symptoms being misinterpreted.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The silence shouldn’t be misinterpreted as a sign that benefits have fallen out of favor, according to Ben Conley, an attorney at Seyfarth Shaw who was hired by several top companies to set up the travel coverage in 2022.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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As Carney sharply questioned the DDA at a commission meeting Tuesday, the normally mild-mannered Commissioner Tom Markert accused him of a vendetta, and of misrepresenting his own statements.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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The court determined that Colvin had misrepresented both the investment and his professional credentials—including his having claimed, at one point, managing $15 billion—and had breached multiple settlement agreements.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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To imagine that demand can outpace supply is to misunderstand how people demand in the first place.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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In The Harvard Gazette, psychiatrist Mark Epstein explained how the ego distorts reality by tying us to fear and desire, which clouds our ability to truly see what’s happening.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last week, a user was even able to prompt it to deliver a profane rant against Musk and others for trying distort the reality of the Israel-Hamas war.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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