Word

misinterpret, v.
(misinterpreted, misinterpreting, misinterprets)
freq. cnt. 1

interpret falsely
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

misinterpret

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

interpret, rede

interpret in the wrong way
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

be amiss misapprehend misconceive misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand

sample sentences

"Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"
"She misconstrued my remarks"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misunderstanding misunderstanding

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misconstruction misconstrual

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misinterpretation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misconception

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misapprehension

semantic pointers

hypernym

interpret, construe, see

interpret wrongly
<verb.cognition>

misinterpret misread

sample sentences

"I misread Hamlet all my life!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misreading

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misinterpretation

semantic pointers

hypernym

take, read