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

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

misinterpretation

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

misinterpretation

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

misinterpretation

[ˈmɪsɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → interpretazione 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.

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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.

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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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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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