misinterpretation

mis·in·ter·pret

(mĭs′ĭn-tûr′prĭt)

tr.v. mis·in·ter·pret·ed, mis·in·ter·pret·ing, mis·in·ter·prets

To interpret or explain wrongly.

mis′in·ter′pre·ta′tion n.

mis′in·ter′pret·er n.

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Noun

misinterpretation - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

mistaking, misunderstanding

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

misinterpretation

noun

A failure to understand correctly:

false impression, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding.

Translations

contresens

malinteso

misinterpretation

[ˌmɪsɪntɜːprɪˈteɪʃən] N → mala interpretación f; (deliberate) → tergiversación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

misinterpretation

[mɪsɪnˌtɜː^rprɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n [theory, ideology] → interprétation f erronée
to be open to misinterpretation → prêter à confusion

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

misinterpretation

n → Fehldeutung f, → falsche Auslegung; (of play, novel) → Fehlinterpretation f, → falsche Auslegung; (by interpreter) → falsche Wiedergabe

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

misinterpretation

[ˈmɪsɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → interpretazione errata f
open to misinterpretation → che dà adito ad un'interpretazione errata

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Kyrle exactly as it was, and then asked for his advice in return, expressed in plain, downright terms which he could comprehend without any danger of misinterpretations and mistakes.

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