misinterpret

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɝː.prət/ UK /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prət/ See IPA manual

Freq #39041

Meanings

1

verb
to understand, explain, or judge the meaning of something incorrectly

Do not misinterpret her silence as agreement with the proposal.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to understand, explain, or... misconstrue misread misunderstand

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Opposites

understand comprehend

Word family

Forms misinterpreted

Derived forms misinterpretedmisinterpretingmisinterpretation

Related forms interpret misconceptionmisconstruction

Etymology

Formed in English from mis- ("wrongly") + interpret, which came through Old French and Latin interpretari ("explain, translate, understand"). The compound therefore means to assign the wrong explanation or meaning.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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