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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
Put the agreement in simple terms so nothing gets misinterpreted.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Keep your messages direct so nothing gets misinterpreted.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
And now the pope says some of his remarks have been misinterpreted.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The January vote was misinterpreted and resulted in Willett’s removal from the list.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Chapman, in particular, noted people may have misinterpreted what Vitello said.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Justice Department lawyers argued that Boasberg set too high a standard for prosecutors to meet at the early stages of an investigation and misinterpreted the timeline of the probe.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Fall hopes the data will be useful for policymakers but also worries about them being misinterpreted.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
One reason is that your words could come across differently depending on the person reading the message, so stick to using short sentences to avoid being misinterpreted.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Keep your messages direct so nothing gets misinterpreted.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
And now the pope says some of his remarks have been misinterpreted.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The January vote was misinterpreted and resulted in Willett’s removal from the list.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Chapman, in particular, noted people may have misinterpreted what Vitello said.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Justice Department lawyers argued that Boasberg set too high a standard for prosecutors to meet at the early stages of an investigation and misinterpreted the timeline of the probe.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Fall hopes the data will be useful for policymakers but also worries about them being misinterpreted.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
One reason is that your words could come across differently depending on the person reading the message, so stick to using short sentences to avoid being misinterpreted.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpreted
Verb
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Those who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalization process will face the fullest extent of the law.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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To be inclusive, media content and communication messages should include a wider variety of people than has been standard in the past, and more awareness of the framing or portrayal of people, especially minority groups who have been misrepresented or underrepresented.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The crowd’s reaction, like so much collective behavior in Japan, could easily be misunderstood by outsiders.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 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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Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Misinterpreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpreted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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