misinterpretation
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- noun
- /ˌmɪsˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃən/
- I wanted to avoid any misinterpretation of my intentions, so I explained my plan clearly.
- subject to misinterpretation
- open to misinterpretation
- avoid misinterpretation
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Watch on YouTubeHe points out a number of misinterpretations of Stoicism.
- He points out a number of misinterpretations of Stoicism.
- Typically it means your impasse is usually type mismatch and a misinterpretation of a dynamic.
- And also apart from that, a lot of this religious stuff has just come about through mistranslations, misinterpretations and exaggerations.
- Doesn't really work well for understanding Stoic authors and usually represents a misinterpretation of them.
- So the whi there were mistakes, there was misinformation in the reporting and there was a misinterpretation of the results.
- So what hanger really is, is your brain's misinterpretation of a physiological signal as an emotion, when in fact it's a need for food.
- I think the misinterpretation, the it's just the flu.
- Misinterpretations, lies, poorly done studies, misinterpretations of abstracts and conclusions.
Examples
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Acting as go-betweens, UN officers can minimize misinterpretation of opposing force intentions and reduce tension and hostility.
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Some was richly deserved, while much was based on a cultural misinterpretation of a more complex and dynamic whole.
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For me, this is a misinterpretation of the spirit of the standard.
Academic text (2008) -
And they think it's that person's issue and misinterpretation of the world.
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So for instance, misinterpretation of a British forensic report.
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If you are referring to the past, I doubt her mother will again risk misinterpretation.
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Not the gist of it, which left room for misinterpretation, but his actual words.
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Terms and concepts can be unknown or subject to misinterpretation by respondents.
Academic text (1991) -
Despite his important role in Georgia history, time and misinterpretation have obscured many aspects of his life.
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Also, there was a general misinterpretation of the outcome of the initial trial of low-dose radiotherapy.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
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An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
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A wrong idea about something
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A wrong description that makes a person or event seem bad
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A wrong idea about what someone wrote or said
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A wrong idea about what something means
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A wrong idea someone has about something
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A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said
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A wrong idea about what someone said or meant
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A wrong idea about what someone says or does
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A failure to understand something correctly
Antonyms
How Accurate
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Surface Forms
Morphology
misinterpretation = misinterpret (transparent) = mis + interpret + ation
The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ation' to the verb 'misinterpret', yielding 'the act or result of interpreting wrongly'.
Etymology
The word misinterpretation breaks into mis- 'wrong' and interpret 'to explain or understand', and you can see the same root in interpreter. So a misinterpretation is simply a 'wrong explanation' or 'wrong understanding' of something.