misinterpret
verb
mis·in·ter·pret
ˌmi-sᵊn-ˈtər-prət
-pət
misinterpreted; misinterpreting; misinterprets
1
: to explain wrongly
His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning.
2
: to understand wrongly
Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
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