as in misunderstanding
a failure to understand correctly
his misinterpretation of the ambiguously worded instructions was hardly his fault
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Recent Examples of misinterpretation
Don’t allow for any misinterpretation.
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Anne Sugar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
Clarity reduces the risk of misinterpretation.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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Anne Sugar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026
Clarity reduces the risk of misinterpretation.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpretation
misunderstanding
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But on Sunday, Torquay released a statement apologising to the fans, while also saying the issue had been a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with them.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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To this end, the event was likely either a misunderstanding or a deliberate probing of China’s aerial defense response.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Misinterpretation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpretation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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