misinterpret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb interpret falsely
  2. verb interpret wrongly
    misread.
    • I misread Hamlet all my life!
  3. verb interpret in the wrong way
    misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
    • Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
    • She misconstrued my remarks

WordNet


Mis`in*ter"pret transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.

Webster 1913