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misinterpreting

misinterpreting is the present participle and gerund of misinterpret.

Meaning of misinterpret

Verb

misinterpret (third-person singular simple present misinterprets, present participle misinterpreting, simple past and past participle misinterpreted)

  1. 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)

Questions about misinterpreting

What is misinterpreting the present participle and gerund of?
Misinterpreting is the present participle and gerund of misinterpret.

Words near misinterpreting in the dictionary

  1. misinterpretation
  2. misinterpretations
  3. misinterpreted
  4. misinterpreter
  5. misinterpreters
  6. misinterpreting
  7. misinterprets
  8. misintroduce
  9. misintroduced
  10. misintroduces
  11. misintroducing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: misinterpreting (page history and authors); misinterpret (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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