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Meanings of misinterpret in English

Portuguese
compreender mal
Catalan
confondre
Spanish
malinterpretar

To fail to understand or interpret the meaning of words or behaviour correctly.

compreender mal
Usage of misinterpret in English
1
The mountaineer had evidently begun to misinterpret his visits to the cabin.
A Mountain Europa
2
The persons who bring discredit on fashion are those who misinterpret it.
Manners and Social Usages
3
Nor can I conceive that any one will so misinterpret the custom.
The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians
4
We get orders and levels tangled up; we misunderstand and misinterpret relations.
The Tyranny Of Words
5
Try not to misinterpret and dismiss this vibe as a pushy one!
The South African
6
These Bourbons are so blind that this one would misinterpret my silence.
The Companions of Jehu
7
They misinterpret a deep longing inside them, trying desperately to fulfill themselves.
Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
8
Families could misinterpret the intent of a stranger hovering over their babies.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
9
However, you are likely to misinterpret something someone says in the AM hours.
The South African
10
I hardly know how to answer that since they misinterpret that.
Wired
11
As soon as you did, someone was bound to misinterpret your harmless intentions.
Our little secret
12
Nothing which any captain could misinterpret if an opportunity offered itself.
Relentless Pursuit
13
PRUITT: You have the 2007 Massachusetts vs. EPA ruling which most people misinterpret.
Reuters
14
Jaxon chose to misinterpret my reply as disinterest in my choices.
Summers at Castle Auburn
15
Care should be taken not to misinterpret these lesions as malignant.
Pubmed
16
The least I can do is not to misinterpret you, on my side.
"I Say No"
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United States of America
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