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- Dictionarymisinterpretation/ˌmɪsɪnˌtəːprɪˈteɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of interpreting something wrongly: "this quote is open to misinterpretation"
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MISINTERPRETATION definition: 1. the act of forming a wrong understanding of something that is said or done, or an example of a…. Learn more.
: failure to understand or interpret something correctly. an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules. : a mistaken interpretation. … it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication. Juergan Eichhoff. Synonyms. incomprehension.
MISINTERPRETATION meaning: 1. the act of forming a wrong understanding of something that is said or done, or an example of a…. Learn more.
Misinterpretation is a case of misunderstanding something. You tried to assemble a set of bookshelves, but your misinterpretation of the directions meant you ended up with a table instead!
Definition of misinterpretation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: My speech has been misinterpreted by the press. When we re-examined the regulations, we realized that we had misinterpreted them. Synonym. misconstrue formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Misunderstanding. cross purposes. disconnection.
If you misinterpret something, you understand it wrongly. He was amazed that he'd misinterpreted the situation so completely. [VERB noun] The Prince's words had been misinterpreted. [VERB noun] Synonyms: misunderstand, mistake, distort, misrepresent More Synonyms of misinterpret.
verb. /ˌmɪsɪnˈtərprət/ misinterpret something (as something/doing something) Verb Forms. to understand something or someone wrongly synonym misconstrue synonym misread His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project.
The earliest known use of the noun misinterpretation is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for misinterpretation is from 1576. misinterpretation is formed within English, by derivation.
misinterpretation - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
