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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
However, the latest White House memo contends that this law has been misinterpreted.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Is Rummenigge speaking in a way that can be misinterpreted and taken offence to?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Is Rummenigge speaking in a way that can be misinterpreted and taken offence to?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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His supporters have argued that clips of the remarks, including one shared by DHS from the group MEMRI, were edited to misrepresent his intent.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Perception can lead to misunderstanding Perception is how countries view each other’s actions.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Does the music feel lesser or compromised to you, or are the critics being unfair or just misunderstanding the new album?—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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This dynamic suppresses wages and distorts labor competition.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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