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mis·in·ter·pret

(mĭs′ĭn-tûr′prĭt)

tr.v. mis·in·ter·pret·ed, mis·in·ter·pret·ing, mis·in·ter·prets

To interpret or explain wrongly.

mis′in·ter′pre·ta′tion n.

mis′in·ter′pret·er n.

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misinterpret

(ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt)

(tr) to interpret badly, misleadingly, or incorrectly

ˌmisinˌterpreˈtation n

ˌmisinˈterpreter n

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mis•in•ter•pret

(ˌmɪs ɪnˈtɜr prɪt)

v.t., v.i. -pret•ed, -pret•ing.

to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.

[1580–90]

mis`in•ter′pret•a•ble, adj.

mis`in•ter`pre•ta′tion, n.

mis`in•ter′pret•er, n.

misinterpret

Past participle: misinterpreted
Gerund: misinterpreting

Imperative
misinterpret
misinterpret

Present
I misinterpret
you misinterpret
he/she/it misinterprets
we misinterpret
you misinterpret
they misinterpret

Preterite
I misinterpreted
you misinterpreted
he/she/it misinterpreted
we misinterpreted
you misinterpreted
they misinterpreted

Present Continuous
I am misinterpreting
you are misinterpreting
he/she/it is misinterpreting
we are misinterpreting
you are misinterpreting
they are misinterpreting

Present Perfect
I have misinterpreted
you have misinterpreted
he/she/it has misinterpreted
we have misinterpreted
you have misinterpreted
they have misinterpreted

Past Continuous
I was misinterpreting
you were misinterpreting
he/she/it was misinterpreting
we were misinterpreting
you were misinterpreting
they were misinterpreting

Past Perfect
I had misinterpreted
you had misinterpreted
he/she/it had misinterpreted
we had misinterpreted
you had misinterpreted
they had misinterpreted

Future
I will misinterpret
you will misinterpret
he/she/it will misinterpret
we will misinterpret
you will misinterpret
they will misinterpret

Future Perfect
I will have misinterpreted
you will have misinterpreted
he/she/it will have misinterpreted
we will have misinterpreted
you will have misinterpreted
they will have misinterpreted

Future Continuous
I will be misinterpreting
you will be misinterpreting
he/she/it will be misinterpreting
we will be misinterpreting
you will be misinterpreting
they will be misinterpreting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misinterpreting
you have been misinterpreting
he/she/it has been misinterpreting
we have been misinterpreting
you have been misinterpreting
they have been misinterpreting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misinterpreting
you will have been misinterpreting
he/she/it will have been misinterpreting
we will have been misinterpreting
you will have been misinterpreting
they will have been misinterpreting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misinterpreting
you had been misinterpreting
he/she/it had been misinterpreting
we had been misinterpreting
you had been misinterpreting
they had been misinterpreting

Conditional
I would misinterpret
you would misinterpret
he/she/it would misinterpret
we would misinterpret
you would misinterpret
they would misinterpret

Past Conditional
I would have misinterpreted
you would have misinterpreted
he/she/it would have misinterpreted
we would have misinterpreted
you would have misinterpreted
they would have misinterpreted

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Verb	1.	misinterpret - interpret falsely rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
	2.	misinterpret - interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" misread read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
	3.	misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

misinterpret

verb misunderstand, mistake, distort, misrepresent, misjudge, falsify, pervert, misread, misconstrue, get wrong, misapprehend, misconceive The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.

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misinterpret

verb

To understand incorrectly:

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misread, mistake, misunderstand.

Translations

fraintendere

misinterpret

[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt] VT → interpretar mal, malinterpretar; (deliberately) → tergiversar

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misinterpret

[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜː^rprɪt] vt (= misunderstand) → mal interpréter

misinterpret

vt → falsch auslegen or deuten; play, novel → fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen; (interpreter) → falsch wiedergeben; it could easily be misinterpreted as implying ingratitude → es könnte leicht als Undankbarkeit ausgelegt werden; he misinterpreted her silence as agreement → er deutete ihr Schweigen fälschlich als Zustimmung

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misinterpret

[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt] vt → interpretare male

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