Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

    missverstehen

More definitions
  • interpret falsely
  • interpret in the wrong way
  • interpret wrongly

Examples

24 sentences

  1. How could Tom have misinterpreted the situation so completely?

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  2. Silence can be misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

    ruМолчание можно неправильно понять, но нельзя неправильно процитировать. — marafon

    deSchweigen kann falsch aufgefasst, nie aber falsch zitiert werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. You misinterpreted my actions.

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  4. Tom misinterpreted the situation.

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  5. Sami misinterpreted my text message.

    Самі неправильно зрозумів моє текстове повідомлення. — deniko

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to interpret wrongly:

Forms

misinterprets, misinterpreting, misinterpreted, misinterpreted
Base formmisinterpret · to misinterpret
3rd person singularmisinterprets
Present participlemisinterpreting
Past simplemisinterpreted
Past participlemisinterpreted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisinterpret
he, she, itmisinterprets

Past simpleLesson

all personsmisinterpreted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave misinterpreted
he, she, ithas misinterpreted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misinterpret

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
RelatedmisunderstandB2misinterpretation
Derivedmisinterpretablemisinterpreter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mishmashmisinformmisinformationmisjudgemislabelmislaymisleadB1
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