Definitions for misinterpret
ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪtmis·in·ter·pret

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. misinterpretverb

   interpret falsely

2. misread, misinterpretverb

   interpret wrongly

   "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

3. misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb

   interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misinterpretverb

   To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Misinterpretverb

   To explain to a wrong sense.

   Etymology: mis and interpret.

   The gentle reader rests happy to hear the worthiest works misinterpreted, the clearest actions obscured, and the innocentest life traduced. Ben Jonson.

   After all the care I have taken, there may be several passages misquoted and misinterpreted. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misinterpret

   Misinterpret refers to the act of understanding or interpreting something incorrectly or inaccurally. It involves forming a wrong or inaccurate conclusion or meaning from conveyed information or data. This could be due to miscommunication, lacking knowledge, or misunderstanding. It can apply to text, words, actions, symbols, data, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misinterpretverb

   to interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misinterpret

   mis-in-tėr′pret, v.t. to interpret wrongly: to explain wrongly.—ns. Misinterpretā′tion; Misinter′preter.

Matched Categories

1. • Interpret
   • Read

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of misinterpret in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of misinterpret in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of misinterpret in a Sentence

1. Russ Ingalls:

   Vermont was the first State in the nation to outlaw slavery. It’s already plainly in our Constitution that slavery is not allowed in our state, we have so many more important things to do [than] to defile our old important documents to change words that have already been clearly written. There is not one sane person that could so severely misinterpret the words of our constitution to make it read that Vermonters support slavery in any form. If it were to pass, it would not change anything other than a historic document that was so thoughtfully written over two hundred years ago.

2. James Steinberg:

   My personal view is that none of the sides want an [ armed ] confrontation, but everyone is afraid that if any side shows weakness or a lack of resolve, then the other side will misinterpret it, it's a security spiral, and there is no stability in a situation like this.

3. John Elwood:

   Comments can be misinterpreted, all of us have had experiences online with people that don't know us, and they can't see your gestures, they can't hear your tone of voice and there are many times where people can misinterpret what you say.

4. Senator Wicker:

   Some GOP senators're going to go from a nice, stately left wing liberal to someone who's probably more in the style of Sonia Sotomayor, i hope it's not someone like Sonia Sotomayor, who went for a hearing about the virus and start spouting off facts, which just two minutes later fact checkers all over the world were giving Sonia Sotomayor' Four Pinocchios' zone. I hope it's at least someone who will at least not misrepresent the facts. I think they will misinterpret the law.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   ***LISTEN! OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SEEN SO MANY FOLKS TRYING TO INTERPRET(BUT THEY ARROGANTLY MISINTERPRET), OUR REGGAE LYRICS, SLANGS AND REASONINGS. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT, TO KNOW IT. YOU WILL NOT LEARN THIS BY CONSPIRACY OR OSMOSIS.SO, DO NOT SPREAD FALSE RUMORS ABOUT US. SEEK THE WISDOM OF OUR PEOPLE. I, RAS CARDO SAY-WAKE UP AND LIVE!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=misinterpret
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Misinterpret
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=misinterpret
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinterpret
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=misinterpret