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Definition of Misinterpret
1. Verb. Interpret falsely.
2. Verb. Interpret wrongly. "Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie "; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"
3. Verb. Interpret in the wrong way. "Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie "; "She misconstrued my remarks"
Generic synonyms: Construe, Interpret, See
Derivative terms: Misapprehension, Misconception, Misconstrual, Misconstruction, Misinterpretation, Misunderstanding, Misunderstanding
Definition of Misinterpret
1. v. t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.
Definition of Misinterpret
1. Verb. To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misinterpret
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misinterpret
Literary usage of Misinterpret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1879)
"... and the circumstances of the Prince's death, the Government and people of
France can scarcely misinterpret the vehement sympathy which was manifested at ..."
2. The German Theatre by Benjamin Thompson, August von Kotzebue, Joseph Marius Babo, August Wilhelm Iffland, Friedrich Schiller, F. L. Schroeder, Karl Reitzenstein, J. W. von Göthe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1806)
"... as to misinterpret it? Lady, to you is devoted every sensation which is allowed
to exist in the heart of a slave. • [Bozos respectfully, and exit. ..."
3. The Mass and Rubrics of the Roman Catholic Church: Translated Into English by John Rogerson Cotter (1846)
"How can you tell but that you misinterpret and misunderstand those very passages ?
How can you tell but you wrest them, as in all sincerity we believe you ..."
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