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misinterpretation

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mis·in·ter·pret  (msn-tûrprt)
tr.v. mis·in·ter·pret·ed, mis·in·ter·pret·ing, mis·in·ter·prets
1. To interpret inaccurately.
2. To explain inaccurately.

misin·terpre·tation n.
misin·terpret·er n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misinterpretationmisinterpretation - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
imbroglio - a very embarrassing misunderstanding
misconstrual, misconstruction - a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misreading - misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
Translations
misinterpretation [ˌmɪsɪntɜːprɪˈteɪʃən] Nmala interpretación f; (deliberate) → tergiversación f
misinterpretation [mɪsɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən] n [theory, ideology] → interprétation f erronée
to be open to misinterpretation → prêter à confusion
misinterpretation
nFehldeutung f, → falsche Auslegung; (of play, novel)Fehlinterpretation f, → falsche Auslegung; (by interpreter) → falsche Wiedergabe
misinterpretation [ˈmɪsɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃn] ninterpretazione errata f
open to misinterpretation → che dà adito ad un'interpretazione errata
misinterpretation [ˈmɪsɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃn] ninterpretazione errata f
open to misinterpretation → che dà adito ad un'interpretazione errata


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Nothing holds men back from belief like that misinterpretation.
It would be quite unjust to him to suppose that he could have entered into any coarse misinterpretation of Dorothea: his own habits of mind and conduct, quite as much as the open elevation of her nature, saved him from any such mistake.
And I feared that it might lead to some possible misinterpretation of me on the part of a person whom I dearly loved.
 
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