NOUN | communication | misinterpretation, misunderstanding, mistaking | putting the wrong interpretation on |
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Sounds | mihsihnter.prahtey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | putting the wrong interpretation on. | |
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Example | "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error" | |
Synonyms | misunderstanding, mistaking | |
Narrower | imbroglio | A very embarrassing misunderstanding |
misconstrual, misconstruction | A kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) | |
misreading | misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading / reading | |
Broader | interpretation | An explanation that results from interpreting something |
Spanish | equivocación, error de interpretación, mal entendido, malentendido | |
Catalan | malentès | |
Verbs | misinterpret | interpret wrongly |
misinterpret | interpret in the wrong way |
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