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as in misrepresented
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 misunderstood
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 misinterpreted
That means anticipating where narratives can be misinterpreted, reframing the context and staying ahead of public assumptions.
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Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
A lot of people have misinterpreted this, unfairly.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The Wall Street Journal misinterpreted engravings on the bullets, an anchor compared social media to a cult, and some old school journalists seemed to struggle with the basic concept of a Discord server.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Employees on Microsoft Teams were 71 percent more likely than those on Slack to say emojis were often misinterpreted on the platform.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Others gave unclear answers that could be misinterpreted if one isn’t well-versed in state law, which as Andrade and Scott pointed out, gives pretty broad exemptions for parents who want to opt their children out of drug immunization.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The catch, though, is that this hard exterior is often misinterpreted as coldness or disinterest (which is why clear communication is so important).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 26 Aug. 2025
Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
A lot of people have misinterpreted this, unfairly.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The Wall Street Journal misinterpreted engravings on the bullets, an anchor compared social media to a cult, and some old school journalists seemed to struggle with the basic concept of a Discord server.
—Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Employees on Microsoft Teams were 71 percent more likely than those on Slack to say emojis were often misinterpreted on the platform.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Others gave unclear answers that could be misinterpreted if one isn’t well-versed in state law, which as Andrade and Scott pointed out, gives pretty broad exemptions for parents who want to opt their children out of drug immunization.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The catch, though, is that this hard exterior is often misinterpreted as coldness or disinterest (which is why clear communication is so important).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpreted
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Others said detractors misrepresented or misunderstood Kirk's beliefs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Wells Fargo and its shareholders agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit alleging the bank misrepresented its diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring initiatives by holding phony job interviews.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 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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Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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So much of what our protagonist experiences is distorted through levels of paranoia, hallucination or physical impossibility.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misinterpreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpreted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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