/ ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪt; NAmE -ˈtɜːrp-/ verb
[ vn ] misinterpret sth (as sth / doing sth) to understand sth/sb wrongly
SYN misconstrue , misread :
His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project.
—compare interpret
► mis·in·ter·pret·ation / ˌmɪsɪntɜːprɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE -tɜːrp-/ noun [ U , C ]:
A number of these statements could be open to misinterpretation (= could be understood wrongly) .