tr.v., -pret·ed, -pret·ing, -prets.

1. To interpret inaccurately.
2. To explain inaccurately.

misinterpretation mis'in·ter'pre·ta'tion n.
misinterpreter mis'in·ter'pret·er n.

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verb

To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misread, mistake, misunderstand. See understand/misunderstand.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: interpret falsely

Meaning #2: interpret wrongly
  Synonym: misread

Meaning #3: interpret in the wrong way
  Synonyms: misconstrue, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fejlfortolke, misforstå

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkeerd interpreteren, verkeerd begrijpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - mal interpréter

Deutsch (German)
v. - mißdeuten, falsch auslegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρερμηνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
interpretare male

Português (Portuguese)
v. - interpretar mal

Русский (Russian)
неверно истолковывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - interpretar mal, malinterpretar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - misstolka

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
曲解

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 曲解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘못 해석하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤って解釈する, 誤解する, 誤訳する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء التفسير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא פירש נכונה‬

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