misinterpretation
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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
To interpret or explain wrongly.
mis′in·ter′pre·ta′tion n.
mis′in·ter′pret·er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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misinterpretation
nounA failure to understand correctly:
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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
[mɪsɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən] n [theory, ideology] → interprétation f erronéeto 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 fopen to misinterpretation → che dà adito ad un'interpretazione errata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995