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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
But while users were concerned about attendees misinterpreting the theme, or playing it safe by wearing something utterly boring, many took what came across their timeline and ran with it.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Thunderbolts*’s unlikely union of MCU loners and rejects received the titular nickname when Alexei misinterprets John Walker’s (Wyatt Russell) sarcastic reference to Yelena’s youth soccer team.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
And when there have been clear mandates, they have often been misinterpreted, perhaps willfully so.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
That’s the paradox of conflict — our most instinctive reactions are often misinterpreted.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Thunderbolts*’s unlikely union of MCU loners and rejects received the titular nickname when Alexei misinterprets John Walker’s (Wyatt Russell) sarcastic reference to Yelena’s youth soccer team.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
And when there have been clear mandates, they have often been misinterpreted, perhaps willfully so.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
That’s the paradox of conflict — our most instinctive reactions are often misinterpreted.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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In other cases, studies in the report were misrepresented, according to the researchers who conducted them.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Its job is to present your skills and experience—your career story—in the best possible light without misrepresenting your qualifications.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.—
Pia Singh,Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Noise can distort observations and introduce uncertainties into the data, Zhang said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The history of financial regulation has clarified the problems with this approach, but somehow that history still gets badly distorted.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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