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 | ||