misinterpret
verb
mis·in·ter·pret
ˌmi-sᵊn-ˈtər-prət 
-pət
misinterpreted; misinterpreting; misinterprets
1
: to explain wrongly
His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning.
2
: to understand wrongly
Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
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Examples of misinterpret in a Sentence
He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.
Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
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Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Communicating ensures that the strategy is understood and not ignored or misinterpreted.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Joe Biden is doing some damage control after his words condemning the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico at Donald Trump‘s Madison Square Garden rally were misinterpreted.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Myers also allegedly told Kenney that the crosshairs symbol found on some of the Zodiac Killer's letters was actually a Celtic cross — and that authorities also misinterpreted another clue in the killer's writing.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misinterpret. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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