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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
Xi’s rhetoric should not be misinterpreted as endorsing an ideology of rugged individualism in China.
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
Now that could be misinterpreted as being a dictator.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Conservative activists searching for traces of voter fraud are seizing on posts made on social media misinterpreting Michigan’s voter file.
—Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Communicating ensures that the strategy is understood and not ignored or misinterpreted.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
Now that could be misinterpreted as being a dictator.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
Conservative activists searching for traces of voter fraud are seizing on posts made on social media misinterpreting Michigan’s voter file.
—Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Communicating ensures that the strategy is understood and not ignored or misinterpreted.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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Altered video misrepresents 2018 segment of Maddow's show The video in the Instagram post shows a risque meme Musk shared on his X social media platform about being tempted to purchase MSNBC.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Letters: Paul Vallas misrepresents facts about the consent decree for CPD Business Too Midwestern for a megasale?Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Conservative voters are wrong about crime statistics, but both sides misunderstand each other.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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By strip-mining messages into bland, lifeless summaries, Apple seems to be misunderstanding what makes texting so special in the first place.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2024
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That would distort the market by essentially requiring any startup seeking to remain competitive to adopt the same playbook.Alex Heath, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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But Headland’s play distinguishes itself from the others by investigating these confrontations alongside pride: How does this sin, defined by blinding self-absorption and lack of humility, distort the Dahls’ love?Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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