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misinterpret

mis·in·ter·pret
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-in-tur-prit]
    • /ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪt/
    • /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-in-tur-prit]
    • /ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪt/

Definitions of misinterpret word

  • noun misinterpret Interpret (something or someone) wrongly. 1
  • transitive verb misinterpret understand wrongly 1
  • transitive verb misinterpret translate wrongly 1
  • verb misinterpret If you misinterpret something, you understand it wrongly. 0
  • verb misinterpret to interpret badly, misleadingly, or incorrectly 0
  • verb transitive misinterpret to interpret wrongly; understand or explain incorrectly 0
See all 6 definitions of misinterpret

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Origin of misinterpret

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; mis-1 + interpret

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Parts of speech for Misinterpret

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misinterpret

misinterpret popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for misinterpret

verb misinterpret

  • misread — Read (a piece of text) wrongly.
  • miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
  • distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
  • misrepresent — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
  • falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
All 15 Synonyms of misinterpret

Antonyms for misinterpret

verb misinterpret

  • understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
All 2 Antonyms of misinterpret

Top questions with misinterpret

  • what does misinterpret mean?
  • give examples of how carers and others may misinterpret communication?
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