| Library / English Dictionary |
MISINTERPRET
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they misinterpret ... he / she / it misinterprets
Past simple: misinterpreted
Past participle: misinterpreted
-ing form: misinterpreting
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
