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MISINTERPRET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interpret in the wrong way

Example:

She misconstrued my remarks

Synonyms:

be amiss; misapprehend; misconceive; misconstrue; misinterpret; misunderstand

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "misinterpret" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

They won't misinterpret the story

Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie

Derivation:

misinterpretation (putting the wrong interpretation on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Interpret wrongly

Example:

I misread Hamlet all my life!

Synonyms:

misinterpret; misread

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "misinterpret" is one way to...):

read; take (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

They won't misinterpret the story

Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie

Derivation:

misinterpretation (putting the wrong interpretation on)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Interpret falsely

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "misinterpret" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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