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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
However, its scale did nothing to prevent its findings from being grossly misinterpreted, creating panic that saw hormone therapy prescriptions grind to a halt.
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 23 Jan. 2025
The danger isn't in models being wrong, but in humans misinterpreting or overriding their outputs—or simply letting go.
—Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
But Lee, who wrote a 1989 academic paper on embolism, said Evans had misinterpreted his conclusions.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Some of the memo was misinterpreted by agencies and people who would be affected in Washington, aides said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 23 Jan. 2025
The danger isn't in models being wrong, but in humans misinterpreting or overriding their outputs—or simply letting go.
—Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
But Lee, who wrote a 1989 academic paper on embolism, said Evans had misinterpreted his conclusions.
—Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Some of the memo was misinterpreted by agencies and people who would be affected in Washington, aides said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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The firm has accused him of misrepresenting his role, and Fishback is countersuing for defamation.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: Post misrepresents satirical petition as $1 trillion offer for California Heusgen debunked the claim in the Facebook post in a Feb. 17 X post, explaining that his show of emotion was related to his retirement as chairman, not Vance's statements.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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No one can possibly misunderstand the urgency of finding a venue at this point.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Don’t misunderstand this: that Arsenal team could play too, but winning was the be-all and end-all and being practical to that aim was fundamental.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Thereafter, the appearance of a triangle will become increasingly distorted until finally on April 9, Mars, Pollux and Castor will again appear in a straight line.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In that way, uncertainty is like a tax, distorting decisions and making the economy as a whole less efficient.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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