misinterpretverb [ T ]
uk/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prət/us/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɝː.prət/C2 to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done:
My speech has been misinterpreted by the press.
When we re-examined the regulations, we realized that we had misinterpreted them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Misunderstanding
- cross purposes
- don't get me wrong idiom
- forest
- get the wrong end of the stick idiom
- get your wires crossed idiom
- labour
- labour under the delusion, illusion, misapprehension, etc. idiom
- miscalculate
- misconceived
- misconception
- misconstrue
- misguided
- misjudge
- misunderstand
- not see the forest for the trees idiom
- not see the wood for the trees idiom
- put two and two together and make five idiom
- wire
- wood
- wrong
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misinterpretation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌmɪs.ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
C2
The statement is unclear and open to misinterpretation (= could easily be misinterpreted).