How to Use misinterpretation in a Sentence

misinterpretation

noun

• That’s the dangerous misinterpretation of the freedom to dream that brings all those angry assassins to the stage — and to life.
  — Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 14 Nov. 2021
• The potential for the misinterpretation and misuse of this piece was high.
  — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021
• This was a common misinterpretation of words said to be spoken by Crazy Horse.
  — Sierra Crane Murdoch, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
• Before the arrest, the body slam and the broken wrist, there was a misinterpretation of information over the police band.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 June 2020
• Senseless waste of human life is being normalized in the misinterpretation of the 2nd Amendment by a Supreme Court of Fools.
  — Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• Then there are comics with staunchly pro-Israel jokes that leave less room for misinterpretation.
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
• In all likelihood, what your daughter shared with you was either a misinterpretation of what the teacher shared or a mistake on the teacher’s part.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• But, Abramson said such critiques may be a misinterpretation of the space’s purpose.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
• Those involved in the movement said this backlash was a willful misinterpretation of their work.
  — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2021
• It was based on a misinterpretation of how data were collected in a study called the American Time Use Survey.
  — Shayla Love, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2023
• Lee says that was never his intention and is a misinterpretation of that book's thesis.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2021
• The introduction of these terms out of context of the research that created them leads to misinterpretation of their true meaning.
  — Akil Bello, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
• Can be found all over but seems to thrive in America, owing to a misinterpretation of what personal freedom means.
  — Alicia Oltuski, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
• The marchers were accused in an online campaign this year of blasphemy, based on a misinterpretation of a banner, a dangerous and often lethal charge to make in Pakistan.
  — Saeed Shah, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
• These researchers have also cautioned that misinterpretation of GWASs by scientists, the media and the public can cause harm.
  — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2024
• While many people love texting for speed and efficiency, there’s a lot of room for misinterpretation.
  — Sara Radin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Judd’s objects don’t, of course, represent God, a misinterpretation that would almost certainly make Judd roll over in his grave.
  — Leslie Jamison, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2020
• That claim was also based on a misinterpretation of data from the Danish institute.
  — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
• That's another mistake, or misinterpretation, that has held sway for a long time; that Greek culture was the only culture that talked about women warriors.
  — Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2015
• Maus is also a tricky text, prone to misinterpretation—and, as in Tennessee, censorship.
  — Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2022
• To minimize dangerous misinterpretations, U.S. leaders need to work harder to rise above these myths and archetypes.
  — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
• The outcomes of tests are also prone to misinterpretation and confirmation bias.
  — John Horgan, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2021
• Skeptics suggest that the latest videos can be explained by misinterpretation of camera and sensor data.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• But, Inglis says, this process doesn’t determine whether the study is accurate, reliable, or prone to misinterpretation.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2020
• Players didn’t see much point in kneeling, or raising a fist, when the moment so quickly vanishes and is so vulnerable (see Drew Brees) to mindless misinterpretation.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 5 June 2020
• Hyundai blamed the inflated mileage on honest misinterpretation of the EPA’s complex rules governing testing.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
• Because of the sheer number of high school productions and the lazy misinterpretation of its style and meaning, Our Town developed the reputation of being sentimental.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2022
• Darkness only leads to human misinterpretation of what the eyes are really seeing.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• This is a misinterpretation of a statement made by a doctor at an FDA advisory committee meeting.
  — Devon Link, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2021
• Those who recently became subject to longstanding rules may now challenge them, arguing that the rules rest on a misinterpretation of the relevant statutory provision.
  — John Quinn, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024