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mis·in·ter·pret

   [mis-in-tur-prit]
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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