mis-interpret

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.

Origin:
1580–90; mis-¹ + interpret

Related forms

mis·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective

mis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun

mis·in·ter·pret·er, noun

un·mis·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjective

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misinterpret (ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to interpret badly, misleadingly, or incorrectly

misinterpre'tation

—n

misin'terpreter

—n

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Word Origin & History

misinterpret

1580s, from mis- (1) + interpret. Related: Misinterpreted; misinterpreting.

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