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• v  interpret falsely
• v  interpret wrongly
• v  interpret in the wrong way
  Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism

• Well, yes, actually, he did misinterpret the Games' cultural significance namely, that they came at a moment when a good chunk of young people were getting a little bored with .
• When we are trying to detect honesty, we look at the wrong kinds of nonverbal behaviors, and we misinterpret them.
• Vega titled that first critique, "a quick lesson: how to misinterpret a poll His second critique is a lesson on how to ignore one.

• misread
• misconstrue
• misconceive
• misunderstand
• misapprehend
• be amiss

News & Articles

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• Even smallest of news makes traders jump
  The market indexes again have turned on a dime, thanks to short-term traders who misinterpret -- and overreact to -- government data.
  July 2, 2013 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Quotes

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• Tim Mahoney in FOXNews
  With respect to the former congressman, I think that his situation is different from my situation,Mahoney said. "I don't want anyone to misinterpret that as me saying somehow I'm saying I'm more proud. I'm not saying that at all."
• Sinead O Connor in Cincinnati Enquirer
  O'Connor said she "deliberately chose Scriptures that were very gentle. There's a lot that's beautiful about religion. It's just you get some ...... nutters that misinterpret it."
• Amir Peretz in ABC News
  In his first public comment since Halutz resigned, Peretz warned Israel's enemies, "Do not misinterpret the army chief's decision to resign as a sign of weakness."