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as in misrepresents
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 misunderstands
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 misinterprets
This is the Adriana who takes arguments, willfully misinterprets them, and then comes for someone at the worst possible moment.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the Supreme Court’s own justices have also voiced concerns about whether the Obergefell decision infringes on religious freedom or misinterprets the Constitution.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Some of the Supreme Court’s own justices have also voiced concerns about whether the Obergefell decision infringes on religious freedom or misinterprets the Constitution.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterprets
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This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.—
Brendan Harley,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
7 Oct. 2025
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But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This pressure also distorts decision-making.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stress or overconfidence distorts risk perception and influences decisions far more than spreadsheets.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Misinterprets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterprets. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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