misinterpret

misinterpret is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.
2. verb. interpret in the wrong way

   "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"

   "She misconstrued my remarks"

   Synonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand

3. verb. interpret wrongly

   "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

   Synonyms: misread

4. verb. interpret falsely

Synonyms

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misread

Common word forms

misinterprets, misinterpreted, misinterpreter, misinterpreting

Words from these letters

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