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English verb: misinterpret | |||
| 1. | misinterpret (communication) interpret falsely | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interpret, rede | ||
| 2. | misinterpret (cognition) interpret wrongly | ||
| Samples | I misread Hamlet all my life!. | ||
| Examples | They won't misinterpret the story , Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie | ||
| Synonyms | misread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | read, take | ||
| 3. | misinterpret (cognition) interpret in the wrong way | ||
| Samples | Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism. She misconstrued my remarks. | ||
| Examples | They won't misinterpret the story , Sam and Sue misinterpret the movie | ||
| Synonyms | be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construe, interpret, see | ||
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