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misinterpreter

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mis⋅in⋅ter⋅pret

  [mis-in-tur-prit]
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–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
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mis·in·ter·pret   (mĭs'ĭn-tûr'prĭt)   
tr.v.   mis·in·ter·pret·ed, mis·in·ter·pret·ing, mis·in·ter·prets

  1. To interpret inaccurately.

  2. To explain inaccurately.

mis'in·ter'pre·ta'tion n., mis'in·ter'pret·er n.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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