misinterpret

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mis·in·ter·pret AW [misinterpret misinterprets misinterpreted misinterpreting] BrE [ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt] NAmE [ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprɪt] verb ~ sth (as sth/doing sth)
to understand sth/sb wrongly
Syn: ↑misconstrue, Syn: ↑misread
•His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project.
•She deliberately misinterpreted the question.
compare ↑interpret
Derived Word: ↑misinterpretation
Verb forms:

Example Bank:
•It would be easy to misinterpret results from such a small sample.
•In some areas, a friendly remark to a person of the opposite sex may be misinterpreted.
•She frequently felt that her work was being misinterpreted.
•The policemen seemed to be deliberately misinterpreting his answers.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  misconstrue, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss, misread