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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
Imagine a situation where a key detail gets lost in a handwritten note or a witness statement is misinterpreted.
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Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Grok, xAI's flagship model, has also repeatedly misinterpreted news stories and made up falsehoods in the past.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
In business and life, communication on all levels is a key component to success, but there are so many ways in which communication can go wrong or be misinterpreted.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Grok, xAI's flagship model, has also repeatedly misinterpreted news stories and made up falsehoods in the past.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
In business and life, communication on all levels is a key component to success, but there are so many ways in which communication can go wrong or be misinterpreted.
—Janine Schindler, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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In Baton Rouge, researchers sampled menu items at 24 restaurants and found near 30% – more than one in four – were misrepresented.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump's comments misrepresent the Biden-era rules, which were not a mandate for automakers to manufacture electric vehicles and did not require Americans to buy any specific type of car.—
Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Bonifacio’s attorney, Javier Solano, told Newsday his client doesn’t speak English well and may have misunderstood what the officer asked him.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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There is no place on the bench for someone who so deeply misunderstands the role of a judge and the administration of justice.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Thereafter, the appearance of a triangle will become increasingly distorted until finally on April 9, Mars, Pollux and Castor will again appear in a straight line.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In that way, uncertainty is like a tax, distorting decisions and making the economy as a whole less efficient.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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