misinterpret   (Sound)

The verb misinterpret has 3 senses

• misinterpret -- (interpret falsely)


• misread, misinterpret -- (interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!")


• misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss -- (interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks")