misinterpret
UK/ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt//ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/
misinterpret verb: to make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.
Verb
misinterpret (third-person singular simple present misinterprets, present participle misinterpreting, simple past and past participle misinterpreted)
- To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.
- For Ralph, any encouragement is too much. When Lisa gives Ralph a valentine bearing that locomotive pun that so affected The Simpsons’ showrunner, Ralph misinterprets the gesture as a genuine display of romantic interest rather than a gesture of pity from a thoughtful young geek to a friendless...2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
misinterpret meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
misinterpret in Tamil
- தவறாகப் பொருள் விளக்கு, தவறாகப் பொருள்கொள், தவறாக உய்த்துணர்
misinterpret in Urdu
- جھوٹی تعبیر دینا
misinterpret in Bengali
- ভুল ব্যাখ্যা করা, ভুল বোঝা
misinterpret in Telugu
- to interpret wrongly
- వక్రీకరించు vakrīkariñcu
More languagesFewer languages
- misinterpret in Malayalam
- തെറ്റായി വ്യഖ്യാനിക്കുക, തെറ്റായി ധരിക്കുക, തെറ്റിദ്ധരിക്കുക, തെറ്റായി മനസ്സിലാക്കുക
- misinterpret in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪು ಅರ್ಥಕೊಡು, ಅಪಾರ್ಥಮಾಡು, ತಪ್ಪು ವಿವರ ನೀಡು, ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಹುರುಳಿಸು
Examples of misinterpret in a sentence
- (figuratively, by extension) Of an order or cause of events, misunderstood or misinterpreted.
- The latter group misinterprets ambiguous social stimuli, misblames others, and often responds with inappropriate anger-aggravated hostility.
- You've intrigued me with the idea that certain parables are often misinterpreted and therefore mispreached.
Forms of misinterpret
| third-person singular present | misinterprets |
|---|---|
| present participle | misinterpreting |
| past participle | misinterpreted |
| past | misinterpreted |
Origin of misinterpret
From mis- + interpret.
Words formed from misinterpret
Questions about misinterpret
- What does misinterpret mean?
- Misinterpret means to make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.
- What is misinterpret in Tamil?
- Misinterpret in Tamil is தவறாகப் பொருள் விளக்கு, தவறாகப் பொருள்கொள், தவறாக உய்த்துணர். See Misinterpret meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is misinterpret?
- Misinterpret is a verb.
- How do you pronounce misinterpret?
- Misinterpret is pronounced /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of misinterpret?
- The past tense of misinterpret is misinterpreted.
Words near misinterpret in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: misinterpret (page history and authors); misinterpret (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misinterpret (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misinterpret (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misinterpret (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); misinterpret (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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