(~ing)
1.
If you ~ a situation or someone’s behaviour, you do not understand it properly.
The government largely ~ the mood of the electorate...
Mothers may also ~ signals and think the baby is crying because he is hungry.
= misinterpret
VERB: V n, V n
~ing (~ings)
...a ~ing of opinion in France.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ something that has been written or printed, you look at it and think that it says something that it does not say.
His chauffeur ~ his route and took a wrong turning.
VERB: V n