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misinterpret

verb (misinterprets, misinterpreted, misinterpreting)

«misinterpret» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To misinterpret is to understand someone's words or actions in the wrong way. tree →

In the lessons

a character who gets another's meaning wrong, which leads to trouble in the story

Examples

Do not misinterpret my silence; I was only thinking. tree →
The cat misinterpreted the dog's wag as a threat. tree →
He misinterpreted the instructions and built the tent upside down. tree →
She misinterpreted the question and added instead of subtracting. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «misinterpret» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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