Associations to the word «Misinterpret»

Wiktionary

MISINTERPRET, verb. To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

Dictionary definition

MISINTERPRET, verb. Interpret falsely.
MISINTERPRET, verb. Interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!".
MISINTERPRET, verb. Interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats