Misinterpretation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

putting the wrong interpretation on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɪsɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɪsɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɪsɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/

6 syllables Say it as /mˌɪsɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
there was no mistaking her meaning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mistaking misunderstanding

Parts of Speech

noun	putting the wrong interpretation on “his misinterpretation of the question caused his error”

Word Forms

misinterpret	verb	interpret in the wrong way
misunderstand	verb	interpret in the wrong way
mistake	verb	identify incorrectly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fehlinterpretation

die falsche Interpretation anbringen

🇫🇷French

interprétation erronée

donner une mauvaise interprétation

🇪🇸Spanish

mala interpretación

dando una interpretación equivocada

🇮🇹Italian

interpretazione errata

dando un'interpretazione sbagliata

🇳🇱Dutch

verkeerde interpretatie

er een verkeerde interpretatie aan geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpretação errada

dando uma interpretação errada

🇷🇺Russian

неправильное толкование

дать неправильную интерпретацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अशुद्ध अर्थ

गलत व्याख्या डाल रहे हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল ব্যাখ্যা

ভুল ব্যাখ্যা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான விளக்கம்

தவறான விளக்கம் போடுகிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుడు వివరణ

తప్పుడు వ్యాఖ్యానం పెట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा अर्थ लावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટું અર્થઘટન

ખોટું અર્થઘટન મૂકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ

ತಪ್ಪು ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನವನ್ನು ಹಾಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ വ്യാഖ്യാനം

തെറ്റായ വ്യാഖ്യാനം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

'ਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਪਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط تشریح

غلط تشریح پر ڈالنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

误解

错误的解释

🇯🇵Japanese

誤解

間違った解釈を押し付ける

🇰🇷Korean

오해

잘못된 해석을 붙이는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải thích sai

đưa ra cách giải thích sai

🇹🇭Thai

การตีความผิด

ใส่การตีความที่ผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah tafsir

memberikan interpretasi yang salah

🇵🇭Filipino

maling interpretasyon

paglalagay ng maling interpretasyon

🇲🇾Malay

salah tafsir

meletakkan tafsiran yang salah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوء تفسير

وضع تفسير خاطئ

🇮🇷Persian

تفسیر نادرست

تعبیر نادرست قرار دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış yorumlama

yanlış yoruma yer vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֵּרוּשׁ מְסוּלָף

לשים את הפרשנות השגויה

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The primary meaning of 'misinterpretation' is 'putting the wrong interpretation on'.

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Using 'misinterpretation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'misinterpretation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'misinterpretation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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