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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
And why has her performance been so widely misinterpreted by bad-faith actors online?
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
In financial settings, an AI system might misinterpret a rule and automatically process an incorrect transaction.
—Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Simpson was misinterpreting life expectancy statistics and their bearing on Social Security.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
In financial settings, an AI system might misinterpret a rule and automatically process an incorrect transaction.
—Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Simpson was misinterpreting life expectancy statistics and their bearing on Social Security.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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Corson proceeded to inform the court of Petersen’s previous convictions in 2016 and 2017 when she was charged with misrepresenting herself as her sister when stopped by law enforcement.—
Olivia Estright,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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But to do so would be to misunderstand the fundamentals upon which Howe has rebuilt Newcastle; his philosophy relies upon spirit, commonality and solidarity.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Both strategies misunderstand what drives transformative companies.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Cheaper wheat and lower manufacturing costs should have distorted that comparison quite a bit.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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But also, an aid package announced too soon has the potential to distort markets, said Glauber, the former USDA economist.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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