Misinterpret — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

interpret falsely

interpret wrongly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɪsɪntˈɜːpɹɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɪsɪntˈɜːpɹɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɪsɪntˈɜːpɹɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɪsɪntˈɜːpɹɪt/.

Examples

I misread Hamlet all my life!
Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
She misconstrued my remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

misapprehend be amiss misconceive misconstrue misunderstand misread

Parts of Speech

verb	interpret falsely
verb	interpret wrongly “I misread Hamlet all my life!”
verb	interpret in the wrong way “Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism”

Word Forms

misreading	noun	misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
misinterpretation	noun	putting the wrong interpretation on
misconstruction	noun	a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstrual	noun	a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconception	noun	an incorrect conception
misunderstanding	noun	putting the wrong interpretation on
misapprehension	noun	an understanding of something that is not correct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch interpretieren

🇫🇷French

mal interpréter

interpréter faussement

🇪🇸Spanish

interpretar mal

interpretar falsamente

🇮🇹Italian

interpretare male

interpretare falsamente

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerd interpreteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpretar mal

interpretar falsamente

🇷🇺Russian

неправильно истолковывать

интерпретировать ложно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नादुस्र्स्ती से समझना

गलत व्याख्या करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল ব্যাখ্যা

মিথ্যা ব্যাখ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான விளக்கம்

பொய்யாக விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా అర్థం చేసుకుంటారు

తప్పుగా అర్థం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा अर्थ लावणे

खोटे अर्थ लावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટું અર્થઘટન

ખોટું અર્થઘટન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായി വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുന്നു

തെറ്റായി വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

ਝੂਠੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط تشریح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

曲解

错误地解释

🇯🇵Japanese

誤解する

誤って解釈する

🇰🇷Korean

잘못 해석하다

거짓으로 해석하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải thích sai

🇹🇭Thai

ตีความผิด

ตีความเท็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah menafsirkan

menafsirkan secara salah

🇵🇭Filipino

maling pakahulugan

bigyang-kahulugan ng mali

🇲🇾Malay

salah tafsir

mentafsir secara palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إساءة تفسير

تفسير كذبا

🇮🇷Persian

سوء تعبیر کند

نادرست تفسیر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış yorumlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵשׁ שֶׁלֹא כּהַלָכָה

לפרש כוזב

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